Chiefs: Khune gives unexpected comment on his future

Kaizer Chiefs’ legendary goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune has revealed his future plans, and retirement is far from the picture.

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KAIZER CHIEFS ICON ITUMELENG KHUNE IS EAGER TO CONTINUE PLAYING

Speaking to the media in the past week, Khune, whose contract with Chiefs expires at the end of the season, was asked what his plans and expectations are.

According to the 35-year-old from Ventersdorp, we can basically expect five more years of his trademark volley-passes.

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“I’ve been getting a lot of those questions [on when I’m retiring]. I look up to goalkeepers like Buffon, and those types of guys have kept me going,” Khune told Robert Marawa on #MSW, as quoted by FARPost.

“You have to invest in yourself as a footballer, and I have a gym at home and follow a strict diet to reach the goals I want to reach.

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“For people to keep on saying that I must retire, I don’t understand. I might not be getting game time as much as I want, but we had that discussion with the coach at the start of the season, and my role is to guide the others.

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TARGETTING 40

“I can’t complain to the coach because I am not getting game time, I respect the coach, and he respects me.

“My experience is needed in the team. I want to play until I am 40 plus, but whether that will be at Kaizer Chiefs is up to the club and what I bring to the table. I am not ready to retire,” the Chiefs legend concluded.

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