Kaizer Chiefs ready to sacrifice young fan favourite

Kaizer Chiefs ready to sacrifice young fan favourite

Kaizer Chiefs are thought to have made a decision pertaining to the future of one of their youngsters.

Some changes are expected at the end of the season, which will affect players and coaching staff at Chiefs.

Chiefs find themselves languishing in eighth place in the DStv Premiership thus far, with the squad underperforming. The team has not fared much better in the cup competitions either. Under Molefi Ntseki, they were knocked out of both the MTN8 and Carling Knockout Cup. That prompted the Amakhosi management to relieve the former Bafana Bafana coach of his duties.

Chiefs then redeployed Cavin Johnson as their interim coach from his role overseeing the club’s academy. The club found themselves knocked out of the Nedbank Cup during his tenure. Under both coaches, one player that has hardly got a looking under both coaches is midfielder Samkelo Zwane.

For Zwane, the numbers this season hardly support the possibility of him growing into a first team regular any time soon. In his breakthrough season last campaign, he made 12 league appearances, from the second half of the season. It was thought that his second campaign would see him become an even more integral part of the Chiefs season. However, under both ex-coach Ntseki it was clear to see he was not going to be a regular.

According to Soccer-Laduma Chiefs are looking to send Zwane out on loan to get some game time. This will also see them open space for a midfield signing.

Chiefs ready to send Zwane on loan

“There are a few young players as well as the older ones who will either be released or sent out on loan next season and one such player who is set for a loan move to gain experience through more game time is Samkelo (Zwane),” said one source.

A second added that Zwane is still valued at Chiefs.

Making room for new midfielders?

“As it is every season, the team is looking at bringing in new players and they don’t want the youngsters to just stay on the bench or in the stands without playing. That’s why they will loan out some of them including Samkelo (Zwane). The club still values him, that’s why they want him to go and gain experience so that when he comes back he can help the team going forward. Remember he is only 22 years of age and has a bright future ahead of him,” said the second source to the same publication.

With the DStv Premiership reaching its final stretch, it will be interesting to see if Zwane feature for Chiefs.