Kaizer Chiefs: Dolly reveals two personal reasons for leaving France for Amakhosi

What a signing he’s been for Kaizer Chiefs. The former Mamelodi Sundowns and Ajax Cape Town star has delivered seven goals and five assists in 22 games.

So what inspired the decision to return to his homeland?

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One thing that will not change much, it is South African fans pointing a finger at players coming from Europe to say ‘you’ve failed, your’e weak.’

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Whether Dolly is aware of this or not, the Kaizer Chiefs winger has shared his own personal reasons for packing his bags to return home to the sounds of vuvuzelas in the Premier Soccer League.

“It was about playing again and wanting to be happy while being on the field,” Dolly said in the latest edition of Soccer Laduma.

“I mean it’s not a secret that I struggled a bit in France in terms of match-fitness and game-time. I really just wanted to play. I wanted a new environment to be happy again.

The 29-year-old star concluded with what he describes as the main factor: the birth of his girl child.

“The main factor for going back home was that my daughter was born and that was a turning point.

“I grew up not being around my family. I went to boarding school when I was 12, the School of Excellence, and then moved further away when I went to Mamelodi Sundowns (academy), then going to Cape Town (Ajax).

“I didn’t want my daughter growing up in an environment where she have stability, a home to grow up in and that’s what I wanted for her,” the Kaizer Chiefs ace concluded.

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CHIEFS’ PLAN TO REDUCE SQUAD AVERAGE AGE – HERE ARE PLAYERS AGED 30+

Change is coming at Chiefs. This part was brought home by the club’s Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jnr just two months ago.

During a recent briefing of the media, the former Kaizer Chiefs striker turned senior manager explained the club’s decision on the age range in the squad.

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“I think it’s key for everyone to understand, and something the club is always going to say, that youth is part of our main strategy. We have to reduce the average age of the team.

“And it’s not just us. If you look at world football and how you can bring the right change, most clubs have had a great balance in youth, and you have to start somewhere.

 With that, let’s look at Amakhosi’s players that are 30 and older, based on the business of professional football contracts. Read the full story here.

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