With preparations for the 2022/23 season already in full swing, Chiefs have undergone a big squad restructuring below head coach Arthur Zwane. The new season is about to begin on Saturday, 6 August with the MTN8, whereas the DStv Premiership is about to kick off off on Friday, 12 August. The GladAfrica Championship season will begin the weekend thereafter on Saturday, August 20.
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Many imagine this has been Chiefs’ greatest ‘recruitment drive’ for fairly a while, and there are talks that there might nonetheless be one or two extra signings secured by Amakhosi earlier than subsequent season.
Interestingly, KickOff.com suggests the Soweto giants are nonetheless actively pursuing three attacking choices, and that one potential new signing might even be unveiled within the coming days. Notably, the article additionally states that two of the doable participant issues for Amakhosi haven’t beforehand been linked to the membership, and have by no means featured within the PSL earlier than.
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In this regard, although, it’s value noting that there was a brand new twist in Kaizer Chiefs‘ pursuit of the DRC striker Fiston Mayele who presently performs for Young Africans of Tanzania.
On Thursday, experiences emerged that Mayele was on his means to Naturena after agreeing a three-year take care of Chiefs. However, it seems the experiences are usually not true in any case as Yanga’s Signing Committee Engineer Hersi Ally advised FARPost that Meyele is NOT on the market.
The proficient younger striker has now confirmed he gained’t be coming to South Africa.
“There was talk of Chiefs being interested in me, but there was never anything concrete,” Mayele advised FARPost in an unique interview.
“I still have one year left on my contact with Yanga. I’m preparing to go on holiday in [Lubumbashi] DRC, and we should conclude when I return. But I’ll definitely be at Yanga next season,” he added.
A top quality quantity 9 signing is a precedence for Amakhosi at this stage, so it’ll definitely be worthwhile to watch this house.
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To recap, these are the brand new Chiefs gamers who’ve come IN:
- Dillan Solomons
- Kamohelo Mahlatsi
- Lehlogonolo George Matlou
- Siyethemba Sithebe
- Ashley Du Preez
- Zitha Kwinika
- Yusuf Maart
- Mduduzi Shabalala (*promoted from the Chiefs Reserve facet set to bolster the Glamour Boys’ quest for glory).
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These are the gamers who’ve headed OUT:
- Leonardo Castro
- Kearyn Baccus
- Daniel Akpeyi
- Samir Nurkovic
- Lazarous Kambole
- Lebogang Manyama
- Daniel Cardoso
- Bernard Parker
- Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya
- Ramahlwe Mphahlele
- Dumisani Zuma
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Finally, these are the gamers we predict Amakhosi might nonetheless realistically recruit:
- Pule Mmodi (*talks ongoing)
- Kobamelo Kodisang (*depending on his abroad membership Braga SC confirming participant’s fast future plans)
- Fiston Mayele (*unlikely however not past realms of risk)
The group has lately returned to coaching, with Chiefs sharing a number of pictures on their social media channels
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