Kaizer Chiefs is set to add another signing.
News reaching SSNews can reveal that Kaizer Chiefs is in advanced talks with Moroka Swallows for the services of one of their key attacking Midfielders.
Kaizer Chiefs have been accused of not signing quality players for years which some believe is what has led to the downfall of the Club as they have failed to win a single trophy for 8years which is the longest in the history of the Club.
Recently Kaizer Chiefs were eliminated from the Nedbank Cup after losing to arch rivals Orlando Pirates in Soweto Derby a trophy alot of Supporters thought might head to Naturena.
However the two teams battled it out on Saturday with Orlando Pirates netting the opener courtesy of Kermit Erasmus after being setup nicely by on form Orlando Pirates winger Monapule Saleng with the outside of his boot.
It took 60minutes for Kaizer Chiefs to respond after trailing for most parts of the game when a moment of individualism by Dillan Solomons led to Yusuf Maart receiving a through pass that confused the Orlando Pirates centre backs with Maart getting his second of the season against Orlando Pirates in the derby.
The game continued to extra time when substitute Sandile Mthethwa headed in a Cross from former Marumo Gallants midfielder Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo to give Orlando Pirates the leads in extra time as they went on to claim the bragging rights a match filled with emotions and banter.
When the Nedbank Cup draw was announced Kaizer Chiefs technical stuff members and players celebrated however on Saturday the Buccaneers prevailed with the Official account of Orlando Pirates also joining in to mock Amakhosi.
With the results having been poor this season Kaizer Chiefs is already said to be making an effort as they have contacted Moroka Swallows for the services of Gregory Damons who has been in fine form this season and scored on their last fixture.
Kaizer Chiefs is hoping to get a number of players from their fellow Soweto Club Moroka Swallows due to the nature of their working relationship over the past few years.
Kaizer Chiefs management have come under heavy scrutiny in the past for signing average players from Moroka Swallows and its likely that the signing of Gregory Damons might be met with the same voice from a number of supporters.
Though nothing has been made official there’s strong hope that Gragory Damons will be crossing over to Naturena should everything go as planned.
Kaizer Chiefs have been linked with a number of players in the DSTV Premiership with Cape Town based players headlining the most as Khanyisa Mayo is highly wanted by the Kaizer Chiefs hierarchy while Junior Mendieta is also one of the players Amakhosi are looking to bring on to strengthen their attack.
Stellenbosch FC midfielder Sibongiseni Mthethwa is also one of the linked players with the Soweto Giants and it’s believed that he is priced at the value of around R6Million by Stellies.
Kaizer Chiefs have managed to sign Given Msimango and Thatoyane Dithlokwe in defense as one of the efforts to try and tighten up things at the back,Mduduzi Mdantsane is also one of the players believed to have signed a 3years contract with the Soweto Giants as they will be looking up to him to bring creativity and goals next season.
Kaizer Chiefs have signed a number of players from Moroka Swallows in the past 3years with most of their squad currently being made up of Moroka Swallows. One of the biggest signing headlining is former PSL defender of the season Njabulo Ngcobo who joined Kaizer Chiefs a season ago.
Other players the likes of Sifiso Hlanti, Kgaogelo Sekgota, Dillan Solomons,Kamohelo Mahlatsi,George Matlou also joined Kaizer Chiefs from Swallows and management believes some of the signings have made impact since arriving at the Club.
