The Chippa United Sentinel
Squad28 Sep 2026
A fracture rules Azola Tshobeni out for 69 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Chippa United will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Chippa United
Sinoxolo Kwayiba 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.
Match26 Sep 2026
Kagiso Malinga’s goal not enough for Chippa United
Kagiso Malinga scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑3 to Mamelodi Sundowns, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad28 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Abbubaker Mobara
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Abbubaker Mobara, and the manager let it.
Player ratings28 Sep 2026
Kagiso Malinga in the eights
A performance of 8.19 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Asanele Bonani 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.
In brief
- Player ratings The game went through Justice Figuareido — 6.95
- Player ratings Xolani Sithole runs at them all day
- Market Eva Bienvenu placed on the list
- Player ratings The referee tires of Sammy Seabi