Kaizer Chiefs coach: We are cooking again!

Kaizer Chiefs DDC coach Vela Khumalo will no longer have Donay Jansen and Obrigado Vilakazi in his squad but he’s unfazed.

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Khumalo happy to see stars getting promoted at Kaizer Chiefs

Speaking on the promotion of his players, Khumalo emphasises that getting players to be called up to the senior side is the reason their talent is developed in the first place.

“It is good that our players are getting promoted, I’m happy. It’s actually what we are all about, developing players. When you see them go to the first team. It’s not about a team in development, you give them exposure, promote them and you help them grow,” he continued.

“I have mentioned before that most of the players that I worked with will be promoted. From the team I started with, I don’t have Aden McCarthy, Mduduzi Shabalala, Wandile Duba, or Samkelo Zwane and now it’s Obrigado and Donay. Puso and Mdaka are also gone.

“90 per cent of the team is gone, so now I need to start assembling a team again even though I have started blending it nicely with young players like Neo Bohloko, who is just 15 years old. We are slowly but surely cooking again.”

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Bohloko impressed almost a year ago

Neo Bohloko became the youngest player to ever score a goal in the DStv Diski Challenge in February 2023. The then-14-year-old was introduced in the second half of the match between Kaizer Chiefs and Golden Arrows at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban. It’s certainly a name to watch!

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