Ex-Kaizer Chiefs keeper Brilliant Khuzwayo. Image: @Sporty_Issues
Khuzwayo says Kaizer Chiefs treated him like a side chick
Former Kaizer Chiefs keeper Brilliant Khuzwayo says he left the Amakhosi was because he felt like a ‘side chick’ in favour of Khune.
Ex-Kaizer Chiefs keeper Brilliant Khuzwayo. Image: @Sporty_Issues
Former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brilliant Khuzwayo has explained why he left the club in 2018.
The 34-year-old retired keeper says Chiefs treated him like a side chick in favour of Itumeleng Khune.
Khuzwayo played for Amakhosi between 2012 and 2018 but mostly sat on the bench as Khune was the club’s first-choice keeper.
Speaking to Gagasi FM’s Extra Time show, believes he was at time better than Khune in goals.
“If you remember correctly the last time Chiefs won a trophy it was MTN 8 and then the league, I was in goals,” Khuzwayo was quoted as saying on Extra Time.
Khuzwayo explains why he left Kaizer Chiefs
“But the supporters were so glued that they still wanted Itu, but the numbers were not adding up.
“He was the favourite and sometimes there was injustice that happened in terms of him getting the number one, when he didn’t work hard to get number one,” he said.
Khuzwayo started 16 games in the 2014/15 league-winning campaign, which was ironically the last time the club lifted a trophy.
“One of the downfalls of Chiefs, which is why I left Chiefs. I was like a side chick at Chiefs knowing very well that he is gonna be there,” he said.
After leaving Kaizer Chiefs, Khuzwayo joined Orlando Pirates but injuries restricted him from making his official debut.
He later retired from professional football in 2019 after failing to recover from his knee injury.
Since leaving for Pirates, Amakhosi have never had a top keeper in their ranks after Khune.
Daniel Akepi, Brandon Peterson and Bruce Bvuma have all had their chance to impress but are nowhere near Khuzwayo.
In the 2014 MTN final, Khuzwayo won Man of the Match after helping Kaizer Chiefs beat Pirates 1-0. He made several top saves to hand Amakhosi their last domestic title to date.
