There’s no doubting the pedigree of reported Kaizer Chiefs target Bongani Zungu. Let’s take a look at his journey.
Zungu has enjoyed a colourful career
Bongani Zungu, nicknamed Ben10, has 29 Bafana Bafana caps and experience across Europe. He’s strutted his stuff in the top tiers of Scotland, France and Portugal with Glasgow Rangers, Amiens and Vitoria Guimaraes. According to transfermarkt, his market value was its highest in January 2018 when he was valued at €3.5m (R67 million). However, it’s been a steady decline since.
Signing Ben10 would represent a massive risk for Kaizer Chiefs
Zungu courted controversy during his short spell with Glasgow Rangers under then-manager Steven Gerrard. He was one of five players to breach coronavirus lockdown rules. He was duly dropped and heavily fined. More recently, in October 2023, Zungu was shown red for an awful tackle against TS Galaxy while still a Sundowns player. Off the pitch, Zungu has never been able to shake a reported ‘Party Boy’ image.
At 32, he’s also not getting any younger and his motivation at this stage of his career would have to be a mild concern. Would the signing of Zungu be sending out a dangerous message to the likes of 22-year-old Samkelo Zwane?
Chiefs will need to release players to make space for Zungu
The 32-year-old former Sundowns schemer is being persistently linked with the Glamour Boys this week who will reportedly need to shift a few midfielders off their books to make a deal happen for the experienced midfield star. One of those could be Sibongiseni Mthethwa.
“It’s true there has been interest in Bongani Zung by Chiefs, but there be a lot that has to change at Chiefs for them to then actually sign Zungu,” a source told Soccer Laduma.
Fixtures to close out 2024 for the beleaguered Glamour Boys
- Chiefs vs Richards Bay: Wednesday 27 Nov, 19:30
- Chiefs vs Royal AM: Saturday 30 Nov, 17:30
- Polokwane vs Chiefs: Sunday 08 Dec, 15:30
- TS Galaxy vs Chiefs: Monday 16 Dec, 15:30
- Chiefs vs Chippa: Sunday 29 December, 17:30
Is Zungu still worth pursuing?
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