Is nepotism holding Kaizer Chiefs back?

Kaizer Chiefs suffered 12 league defeats last term, their worst-ever campaign. They’re out of this season’s Carling Knockout Cup, Soweto rivals Orlando Pirates won the MTN8 and they’re already halfway to matching last season’s league defeat tally.

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MOTAUNG FAMILY RULING THE ROOST AT NATURENA

Some fans certainly think so. @TheeUltimateLee on X, last season it must be said, reckoned Bobby Motaung, Kaizer Motaung Jr, Jessica Motaung and co aren’t fit for the roles entrusted to them within the club. It’s a bold theory, but one worth considering. Has Mr Motaung Jr achieved the objectives laid down to him as the sporting director of the Kaizer Chiefs football club? It’s doubtful. One fan even said he was ‘building his legacy on a wetland.’

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Kaizer Chiefs’ Motaung Jr optimistic about Amakhosi’s future despite their rocky start to the season. Image via @KaizerChiefs twitter

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Under Molefi Ntseki results were poor, the team didn’t really have a distinctive playing identity and then unfortunate incidences of fan violence aimed at the former Bafana boss made his position untenable. Chiefs fans also don’t need to be reminded that the club’s last taste of silverware was the 2014-15 DStv Premiership title. What exactly is the plan to put that right? There doesn’t seem to be one, in truth, while family members of Dr Motaung continue to enjoy comfortable roles within the framework of one of Africa’s most popular and profitable clubs. Current interim boss Cavin Johnson has steadied the ship with a handful of positive results, but the long-term plan still sounds a bit vague.

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Rivalries don’t come much bigger in world football than the one that exists between Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates Hanamub. Photo: Kaizer Chiefs website

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