The Maritzburg United Chronicle
Squad28 Dec 2026
Nkanyiso Madonsela damages knee ligaments — 103 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 103 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Match26 Dec 2026
No mercy from Maritzburg United
Black Aces will want this one forgotten quickly: 3‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Maritzburg United were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Wandile Duba is carrying Maritzburg United
20 goals and a season average of 7.34. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.
Player ratings28 Dec 2026
Thabo Nodada was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 26. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market28 Dec 2026
Ayanda Mtshali hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Maritzburg United can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout28 Dec 2026
Saziso Magawana: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Maritzburg United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match26 Dec 2026
Nobody wants to play Maritzburg United right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Maritzburg United
Terrence Mashego was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The terraces28 Dec 2026
Maritzburg United supporters have found a favourite in Kyle Jurgens
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Kyle Jurgens has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Itumeleng Grobler joins the Maritzburg United first team
- Market One of our own: Ramahlwe Mahlangu joins the Maritzburg United first team
- The dugout Sifiso Mlungwana gets it from the manager