Nange and Kekgota are among the players facing the pressure to prove they deserve to wear the Chiefs jersey. Image: @KaizerChiefs / Twitter

Kaizer Chiefs: EIGHT players face a make-or-break season

Kaizer Chiefs’ new team is almost ready to start the 2022/23 term. For eight players, it is a make or break season at Naturena.

by Siseko Gwegwe

27-07-2022 16:05

in Premier Soccer League

Nange and Kekgota are among the players facing the pressure to prove they deserve to wear the Chiefs jersey. Image: @KaizerChiefs / Twitter

All new eight Kaizer Chiefs singings at Amakhosi face lower expectations to prove their maximum worth in the team in the coming 2022/23.

However, the players who survived the clearout during this window have to earn their money. Let’s take a look.

WHY IT’S MAKE OR BREAK

Joining a new team does not come with the expectation to prove your talent and worth in the first season, though Keagan Dolly proved as an exception.

Dolly delivered eight goals and five assists during his debut season of 28 appearances. Image: @NaturenaTalks / Twitter

It is the second term where a footballer no longer needs further time to settle in the new environment.

This is the same reason why the club released 12 players wherein none of them had been at Naturena for their first season.

Should the surviving players of the overhaul fail to make an impression in 2022/23, it is most likely they will either be transfer listed, loaned out, or simply given their clearances as players who failed to succeed as Glamour Boys.

Proven legends

Additionally, some players have proven their value in the past to become club legends. Examples are Itumeleng Khune and Erick Mathoho.

Academy products

Furthermore, some players are academy products that are afforded longer periods to develop and break into the first team. Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya has left after failing to command a regular place since 2018.

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