The Kaizer Chiefs Herald
Market12 Oct 2026
Takalani Mazhamba has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Kaizer Chiefs they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Kaizer Chiefs
Mduduzi Shabalala was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Muhammad Bower is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Words at Kaizer Chiefs training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mfundo Vilakazi is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
The manager makes an example of Mfundo Vilakazi
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Rushwin Dortley gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Rushwin Dortley is on it.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Thabo Cele asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Looking ahead12 Oct 2026
Etiosa Ighodaro goes back to face University of Pretoria
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Etiosa Ighodaro’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Kaizer Chiefs needing him to play as if none of it matters.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
A door opens for Lebohang Maboe
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- Squad “I want to play”: Nkosikhona Ndaba speaks
- Loan watch Connor Jales keeps scoring at Gor Mahia
- Market Kamogelo Malefo leaves for nothing