Kaizer Chiefs have concluded their pre-season tour to the Netherlands with one win and four defeats.
Having spent nearly three weeks in the Netherlands, Amakhosi will now return to South Africa to finalise their preparations ahead of the 2025/26 Betway Premiership season. The Soweto giants will play Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko next weekend in the Toyota Cup.
So far, Chiefs have made seven signings but are expected to bring in more players before the transfer window closes in September.
Who can Kaizer Chiefs still sign?
The Glamour Boys have been linked with ex-Cape Town City stars, Jaedin Rhodes and Khanyiso Mayo. The latter is contracted to CR Belouizdad until 2027, but Rhodes is reportedly a free agent and is highly wanted by the big three South African clubs.
Mayo has been linked with Amakhosi since 2022 but failed to sign the striker last year after Algerian giants tabled the offer hours before Kaizer Chiefs. With only one striker signed for the season, some fans feel the club need to go out and spend big on a prolific forward.
Who stays at Kaizer Chiefs
It appears that George Matlou and Zitha Kwinika have extended their stay with Amakhosi. The two players hardly played last season under Nasreddine Nabi but it appears to Tunisian has decided to give them another chance at Naturena.
Former Chiefs captain Tefu Mashamaite was delighted that Amakhosi renewed Kwinika’s contract.
“Firstly, congratulations to Zitha on his extension. He’s a homegrown talent and I had the privilege of working with him when he got promoted from the juniors when I was still at Chiefs. Around that time I tipped him to be part of the next generation to take Amakhosi to the next level. Him, Pule (Ekstein) and (Chris) Matombo,” Mashamaite said to Soccer Laduma.
After spells at Chippa United, Bidvest Wits and Stellenbosch, Mashamaite feel Kwinika hasn’t really blossomed to his full and true potential.
Kaizer Chiefs give Kwinika second chance
“And my theory is that I know Zitha to be a centre back. But he was at times used as a right back (under Arthur Zwane), which I think he did pretty well in that position.
“But I feel like his true potential is in the centre back position. He played as a centre back in the Nedbank Cup final, which might be the reason why he has a new chance,” said the former Kaizer Chiefs defender.
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