Kaizer Chiefs’ head of scouting and recruitment, Thembela Maliwa, has once again won the supporters’ hearts and confidence.
The celebrated talent spotter shared a list of players he previously identified while working across the African continent in previous years.
THEMBELA MALIWA CREATES EXCITEMENT ON X
Maliwa, who joined Kaizer Chiefs from Mamelodi Sundowns on 29 August 2024, posted the list on X.
He revealed players he scouted between 2017 and 2021 during his travels across Africa.
Several of the players later secured moves to clubs in Europe, North Africa and the United States.
“One of the best feelings as a scout is to monitor and see players you have scouted moving to better leagues and clubs,” the Kaizer Chiefs scout said.
“These are the boys I scouted from 2017–2021 while travelling around Africa. Then started a new list 2022–2024 that I can’t share,” he added with a smiling emoji.
PLAYERS SPOTTED BY THE KAIZER CHIEFS SCOUT
The list includes players such as Jackson Muleka, who moved from TP Mazembe to Standard Liège, Isaac Tshibangu, who later joined Anderlecht.
There is also Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, who progressed from Steadfast FC in Ghana to Sporting CP in Portugal.
Other players on the list went on to sign for clubs including Club Brugge, Red Bull Salzburg, Vyskov, New Mexico United, and teams in Egypt and Tunisia.
The players were identified at a young age, mostly between 16 and 20 years old, across countries including Ghana, Senegal, DR Congo, Zambia, Gambia, Cameroon and Egypt.
Regarding Amakhosi’s transfer updates, Maliwa recently stated that the club had already completed the January transfer window. Instead, they are busy with the June-July transfer window moves.
In the meantime, Amakhosi are yet to announce any transfer moves after the window opened on 1 January.
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