'Kaizer Chiefs only caught me once under the influence of alcohol'

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Former Kaizer Chiefswinger Dumisani Zuma has admitted that alcohol abuse has played a role in getting his contract terminated at the club.

The 29-year-old joined Amakhosi in 2017 and was highly rated as one of the club’s best young players at the time. After five years with Chiefs, Zuma’s contract was terminated following off-the-field-related issues. He went on to join AmaZulu but his contract was not renewed after just one season. The winger tried his luck with Moroka Swallows but things did not work out.

Ex-Kaizer Chiefs star without a club

Zuma has been a free agent since departing Swallows.

“I started training this year because last year I took a break from football activities because it was too much for me, I just wasn’t in the right state of mind. I didn’t take a break because I didn’t want to play soccer anymore but because I thought it would be unfair for a team to sign me and then I failed to deliver in terms of performance,” Zuma told Andile Ncube on Snawa.�

“And then at Kaizer Chiefs, a lot happened, I think maybe I had misbehaving problems. I don’t have any challenges with alcohol because at the club I was caught once being under the influence of alcohol. After that, that is where we agreed to mutually part ways. Even at the club, they told me that they wanted me to see a psychologist and the psychologist told me that I don’t have problems,” he said.

Zuma said he was not bitter about Kaizer Chiefs terminating his contract. He thanked the club for giving him an opportunity but admitted he made bad decisions during his team at the club.

“So I appreciate everything they have done for me because at Chiefs they take you as their son, so now I take it as a man that if I want to change, it’s all on me, no one can help except myself,” he added.

“But I admit that having too many friends and going out a lot was a challenge for me and contributed to where I am now. The happiest moments and best memories I have are of me playing football and right now I just want to play football again,” said the former Kaizer Chiefs star.