The Maritzburg United Chronicle
The terraces7 Sep 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 9 of the 38 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Market7 Sep 2026
Letsie Koapeng asks to leave Maritzburg United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market7 Sep 2026
Nkanyiso Madonsela’s move to Bloemfontein Celtic falls through
The deal that would have taken Nkanyiso Madonsela to Bloemfontein Celtic has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Maritzburg United with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad7 Sep 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.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Haashim Domingo falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
The chances came and went for Rodrigo Canario
8 shots, and a count that reads like a good afternoon until you check the other column. Strikers survive weeks like this on the understanding that the chances keep arriving; the day they stop is the day it becomes a problem.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Thabo Nodada gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match5 Sep 2026
Ajax Cape Town take the points off Maritzburg United
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market7 Sep 2026
Chippa United are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Maritzburg United will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
In brief
- Squad The armband comes off Siphamandla Ncanana
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Thabo Nodada
- Market Maritzburg United and Liam De Kock are talking past each other