The Free State Stars Chronicle
Player ratings9 Aug 2027
Bradley Kekana scores twice — 8.67
Two goals and a mark of 8.67 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
The dugout9 Aug 2027
Rivaldo Billiat keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Free State Stars may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad9 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Free State Stars
Thulani Dala and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets9 Aug 2027
An offer of $10.0K for Eva Bienvenu
Free State Stars have gone to Chippa United with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Boardroom9 Aug 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Free State Stars
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Words at Free State Stars training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Bradley Mkhize is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market9 Aug 2027
Free State Stars promote Luther Erasmus from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luther Erasmus has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market9 Aug 2027
One of our own: Mandla Mokotjo joins the Free State Stars first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mandla Mokotjo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market9 Aug 2027
Erick Erasmus steps up from the Free State Stars academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Erick Erasmus has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Gift Phiri steps up from the Free State Stars academy
- Boardroom Free State Stars sign off a bigger ground
- Match Honours even between Free State Stars and Jomo Cosmos