Kaizer Chiefs face nervous wait for 2022 Matric Results

While thousands of learners, educators and parents will be be patiently waiting for the 2022 Matric results, Kaizer Chiefs too will be in the same boat. Here’s why!

Despite signing a first team contract, Amakhosi starlet Mduduzi Shabalala’s intergration into the first team was hampered by his hectic school schedule.

The 18-year-old striker was busy with his final year in school, grade 12.

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Due to his schooling commitments, Shabalala was forced to spend most of his time with Kaizer Chiefs Diski Challenge team.

And now, he’ll be patiently waiting for his final results which will be released next month.

According to the Department of Basic Education, the 2022 National Senior Certificate results will be released on 20 January 2023.

Arthur Zwane will be hoping Shabalala passes with flying colours, so that he can be fully integrated into the Amakhosi first team with immediate effect.

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“Mduduzi, we will keep him for now. He will go in and out in the first team. He will play the 15 minutes and come back, because he is still at school. The program that he has is not the same as the one in the first team.” Reserve coach Vela Khumalo told SoccerLaduma at the beginning of the season.

“The first team, at times, trains in the morning and we train in the afternoon. He is studying Grade 12, so he will be in and out of the first team.”

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In other news, AmaZulu FC president Sandile Zungu has confirmed that former Kaizer Chiefs star Pule Ekstein has been given a ‘second’ chance at Usuthu.

As reported by The South African, Ekstein was dropped from the AmaZulu first team at the beginning of the season.

The talented midfielder was sent to train with the Usuthu reserve side however new hope has been given to Ekstein!

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“They [Qalinge and Ekstein] are our players. They were deemed surplus to our needs but now the coach wants to assess them during this break.” a Sowetan report read.

“The duo had been training with our Diski team but now they are training with the main team. We have even invited some of the youngsters from the Diski team to train with the first team.

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“Their futures are entirely in the coach’s hands. At AmaZulu we don’t interfere with the coach’s work.

“If the coach feels they must continue being part of the first team, they will be part of the first team and if he decides otherwise the club will also support that.”

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