Second new striker and Appollis truth

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Kaizer Chiefs supporters should appreciate this. The Betway Premiership heavyweights are said to be hunting for an additional goal-scorer.

As reported this week, Flavio Silva, a 29-year-old striker from Guinea-Bissau, was unveiled as Kaizer Chiefs’ center forward.

According to the latest reports, Amakhosi is still looking for another reliable finisher to deliver goals at the FNB Stadium next season.

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi at the FNB Stadium. Image: Goal

Former AmaZulu striker Etiosa Ighodaro has been mentioned, while the DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) top scorer Naledi Hlongwane is an option as a squad striker for the medium to long term.

What Kaizer Chiefs have after losing out on Appollis

“There are a number of strikers that the club have been looking at apart from Mayele and Olunga,” a source informed Soccer Laduma. “One of them is Flavio Silva, who the team has already announced, and the others are Etiosa Ighodaro and youngster Naledi Hlongwane, who has been promoted from the DDC side… Full story here.

CONFIRMED INTEREST AND TALKS FOR OSWIN APPOLLIS

Long before Orlando Pirates beat Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs to sign Oswin Appollis, the 23-year-old winger was known to be Amakhosi’s primary target.

While the gold and black nation anticipated the deal this winter, the Buccaneers announced devastating news: Oswin Appollis officially became an Orlando Pirates player on Wednesday.

Deflated Kaizer Chiefs followers have responded with impatient questions. Did the club actually make any attempts to sign Appollis?

Back in September 2024, 947’s Robert Mawara asked the club’s sporting director, Kaizer Motaung Jr., if Amakhosi had any interest in the talented winger from Bishop Lavis, Cape Town. “Oswin is a top talent, what we can say about him…Full story here.