The Polokwane City Courier
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Vintage Puleng Marema — 8.17
At 35 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 8.17, and nobody on the pitch better.
Squad19 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Polokwane City
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Brian Bwire was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Polokwane City
Tlou Nkwe 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.
Match17 Oct 2026
Polokwane City find a way past Free State Stars
Free State Stars made Polokwane City work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Monty Batlhabane beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 17. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
Gift Mphela: “That is the standard”
“That is what I want every week. Not the result, the way they went about it.” The manager, after 2‑0, already talking about the next one.
Market19 Oct 2026
No place for Tshilidzi Nemuntandani in the plan
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Tshilidzi Nemuntandani has his answer from Polokwane City; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Lindokuhle Mathebula
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Lindokuhle Mathebula, and the manager let it.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
Simon Ramabu gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Simon Ramabu is on it.
In brief
- The dugout No place in the plan for Kambala
- Squad The room hears from Thabang Matuludi
- Market The shop window has Francis Baloyi in it