“I don’t belong to Kaizer Chiefs” – Itumeleng Khune

Kaizer Chiefs captain and long-standing goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune has opened up on the club’s dire situation.

The Glamour Boys last won a trophy in 2015, and are seriously running the risk of losing their ‘big club’ status in South Africa.

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Khune, who enjoyed much success at the Glamour Boys prior to 2015, has given an honest opinion on the crisis the club finds itself in.

Kaizer Chiefs captain opens up on trophy drought

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“We accept as players that we’ve disappointed the fans. We have disappointed the Chairman.” the Kaizer Chiefs captain said as quoted by KickOff.

“And we’ve disappointed everyone who has been supporting the club for the past seven years, we haven’t won any silverware.

“We feel bad to be representing the club [without winning silverware]. Having been here for so long, I’m not used to that as well. Since I was promoted in 2004, I’ve been winning trophies.

“The fact that for the past seven years I haven’t won any [trophies], I feel I don’t belong to the badge.

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“That I don’t belong to the club, because Kaizer Chiefs is not a club that goes years without winning any silverware.

“We need to pull up our socks as players and change the situation. We can’t accept what has been happening in the past seven years and it needs to change. It starts with us the players, we are responsible.”

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