Several Kaizer Chiefs fans aren’t happy to see the club sell Thatayaone Ditlhokwe while retaining other players.
Chiefs confirm Ditlhokwe’s departure
Kaizer Chiefs have officially announced the departure of Thatayaone Ditlhokwe to Libya. The news hasn’t gone down too well, with some fans believing the club isn’t in a position to sell its best players.
“You don’t have enough quality players but you letting go of quality players…. ai My FCyona” said X user @MeshackBevhula.
TT leaves Kaizer Chiefs in R15.8 million deal
According to FARPost, 26-year-old central defender/left-back Thatayaone Ditlhokwe will move to Libya’s Al Ittihad before the Libyan transfer window shuts on Monday, 17 February. The fee they’re paying is in the region of R15.8 million. The Botswana international skipper will sign a two-and-a-half-year deal. Ditlhokwe has made nine Betway Premiership appearances this season after falling down the pecking order behind first-choice defensive pairing Inacio Miguel and Rushwin Dortley. He has been deployed at left-back in recent matches though.
Chiefs can’t find the right man for the job
Since Stuart Baxter won Amakhosi’s last piece of silverware in 2015, the club has made 11 separate appointments. Steve Komphela, Patrick Mabedi, Giovanni Solinas, Ernst Middendorp, Gavin Hunt, Arthur Zwane, a return for Baxter, a return for Zwane, Molefi Ntseki, Cavin Johnson and now Nasreddine Nabi have all been at the helm. None have delivered league title success to the demanding fans at Naturena.
‘Sheriff’ Miguel will captain the Glamour Boys
KwaMashu-born Thabo Cele, a recruit in the Chiefs engine room, shared Inacio Miguel’s story on Instagram and added some Portuguese flavour to his caption. “Xerife”, the word he added to the post, means sheriff in Portuguese, a language both players speak fluently. Miguel has become a mainstay in the heart of defence for Chiefs under Nasreddine Nabi, forming a partnership with 22-year-old Rushwin Dortley. Although Angolan star Miguel has served two separate suspensions, he’s also skippered Chiefs four times while Yusuf Maart wasn’t in the side. He will do so again this weekend with Maart suspended.
Will Kaizer Chiefs regret the decision to sell Ditlhokwe?
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