Ace Sali

Defensive Midfielder - Retired
2 Dec 2027
Thursday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 14 Transfers Relations Events 102 Awards Matches History

Events

102

  1. Squad status changed

  2. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  3. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  4. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  5. Promised playing time by manager

  6. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  7. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  8. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  9. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  10. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  11. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  12. Promised playing time by manager

  13. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  14. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Luphumlo Sifumba was preferred — sharper match readiness.
    Cause
    A low-importance fixture meant managed minutes.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  15. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  16. Promised playing time by manager

  17. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  18. Promised playing time by manager

  19. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  20. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  21. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  22. Promised playing time by manager

  23. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A low-importance fixture meant managed minutes.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  24. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  25. Unhappy the academy kid is behind a loan signing Siphelele Mthembu

    Minor
    Cause
    A leadership dispute shaped this incident.

  26. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  27. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  28. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  29. Promised playing time by manager

  30. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  31. Promised playing time by manager

  32. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  33. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  34. Promised playing time by manager

  35. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    He is left out while unsettled over his future at the club.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  36. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  37. Promised playing time by manager

  38. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  39. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  40. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  41. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  42. An off-day in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Nothing unusual — just a quieter day at the training ground.

  43. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    He is left out while unsettled over his future at the club.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  44. Hurt by being benched for a big match

    Major
    Cause
    The manager left him out of the starting XI. in the title decider
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  45. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  46. Promised playing time by manager

  47. Praised by manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  48. Promised playing time by manager

  49. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    He is left out while unsettled over his future at the club.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  50. An off-day in training

    Minor
    Cause
    Nothing unusual — just a quieter day at the training ground.

  51. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    He is left out while unsettled over his future at the club.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  52. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  53. Dropped to the bench as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    He is left out while unsettled over his future at the club.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  54. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    He is left out while unsettled over his future at the club.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  55. Weighing up retirement

    Minor
    Cause
    He is deep into the late stage of his career.; His playing role has shrunk sharply.

  56. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    He is left out while unsettled over his future at the club.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  57. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    He is left out while unsettled over his future at the club.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  58. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    He is left out while unsettled over his future at the club.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  59. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  60. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  61. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  62. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  63. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  64. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  65. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  66. Left out as Taahir Goedeman was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Taahir Goedeman was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  67. Settling well into the dressing room

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  68. Unhappy the academy kid is behind a loan signing Siphelele Mthembu

    Minor
    Cause
    A leadership dispute shaped this incident.

  69. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  70. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  71. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  72. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  73. Out on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  74. He has said it out loud: Out, anywhere

    Mind

  75. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  76. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  77. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Trevor Mokwena was preferred — a chance to give him cup minutes.
    Cause
    Cup rotation: the manager rested regulars for this round.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  78. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  79. Supporters backed him after his goal contribution helped secure the win

    Moderate
    Cause
    His goal contribution made him stand out at full-time. His goal contribution made the difference on the day.
    Outlook
    Standing with the supporters should improve if this form continues.

  80. Frustrated by another early substitution

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was substituted while playing well. (min 68 — rating 7.5)
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  81. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  82. He has started to want: Out, anywhere

    Mind

  83. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  84. He has made a formal demand: First-team football

    Mind

  85. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He does not always respond well to pressure, which softened the lift.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  86. Dropped to the bench as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  87. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $193.9K/y

  88. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $193.9K/y
    Who
    Modiba Gift

  89. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  90. No natural role in the current formation

    Serious
    Cause
    His preferred position simply isn't in the current shape.

  91. Left out as Thabo Nodada was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Thabo Nodada was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  92. He has started to want: A settled future

    Mind

  93. He has come to believe: The two of them clashed — Gift Modiba

    Mind

  94. He has said it out loud: First-team football

    Mind

  95. He has started to want: First-team football

    Mind

  96. Starter

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  97. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  98. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  99. He has said it out loud: To finish on his own terms

    Mind

  100. He has started to want: To finish on his own terms

    Mind

  101. He has started to want: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  102. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Maritzburg United