Kaizer Chiefs legend to be offered back to save the club? 

Kaizer Chiefs are believed to be pressing ahead with plans to secure the services of a new coach next season.

Arthur Zwane was in-charge at Chiefs last season, before being replaced by Molefi Ntseki ahead of the current campaign.

To the majority of the Chiefs fan base, Ntseki was already an unpopular appointment, with no positive track record. Prior to taking over the first team reigns, he had never coached a senior professional side. He did, however, coach Bafana Bafana after Stuart Baxter, before being fired for failing to qualify for AFCON 2021. The duo reunited as part of a new structure at Amakhosi, which put him in charge of football development.

Ntseki did not last long as Chiefs coach, however, being sacked before even the halfway mark of the season. This came after an unconvincing start to the campaign which also saw them knocked out of two cups. After being relieved of his duties, the club appointed Johnson to take over on an interim basis. Coincidently, Cavin Johnson also came into the club in a developmental role, before being asked to steady the senior ship.

Plenty of coaching candidates

A run which saw Chiefs winning three of their last four games of 2024, saw Johnson in with a shout. But now according to the latest, the club are back looking at other candidates. There have been the likes of Pitso Mosimane and Manqoba Mngqithi in a local sense. Internationally, Jose Peseiro, Vanderlei Luxembergo , Raul Caneda Perez and Nasreddine Nabi . 

There have also been outsiders offering themselves to Chiefs, like former Orlando Pirates coach Roger de Sa. Additionally former Newcastle United star Nikodimos ‘Nikki’ Papavasiliou. The latest to enter the fray according to Soccer-Laduma is club legend Ace Khuse. 

Khuse to return to Chiefs?

“Ace Khuse’s representatives are considering offering the coach to the club. They feel that the club should give Ace a chance, and maybe to work with somebody like Arthur Zwane, or another legend to coach the team. Ace never failed as the coach of Chiefs the last time he was given a chance to coach the team, and his camp feel that he would be the right person save the club out of their current situation. Chiefs have tried different coaches and things don’t seem to work out and the problem is that other coaches don’t seem to understand the philosophy of the club, and Ace knows and understands the culture and philosophy of the team,” said the source. 

Chiefs are believed to be keen to announce a new coach before the end of the season. Wether Khuse will be in the running or not, remains to be seen.