The Kaizer Chiefs Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Kaizer Chiefs tear Chippa United apart
Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 4‑1 against Chippa United, and it could have been more.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Etiosa Ighodaro takes the match ball home
3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Market10 Aug 2026
Kaizer Chiefs say no — this time
The offer from Platinum Stars for Gopolang Taunyane was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Kaizer Chiefs
Brandon Petersen and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Etiosa Ighodaro
Marked 9.79 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Kaizer Chiefs
3 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Mfundo Vilakazi signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Mfundo Vilakazi commits to Kaizer Chiefs for another 5 years.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Mduduzi Shabalala
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eyes on Ashley Du Preez again
The phone has started ringing about Ashley Du Preez again, and this time the name on the line is SuperSport United. Kaizer Chiefs are listening politely and promising nothing.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Zitha Kwinika
- Market Kermit Williams steps up from the Kaizer Chiefs academy
- Market Kaizer Chiefs promote Siyabonga Zungu from within