Paseka Mako won’t be the only new left-back at Kaizer Chiefs. The Betway Premiership side will introduce Kabelo Nkgwesa from the DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) team.
The 19-year-old star was named the reserve team’s Most Improved Player and Player of the Season for the 2024 DDC championship.
The senior team reported for medical tests before the preseason training camp in the Netherlands, which will include a friendly match against Eredivisie club Utrecht FC.
KABELO NKGWESA SPOTTED
Confirmed: Kaizer Chiefs players return for tests

The club’s Instagram page posted the players making arriving at the club’s base this morning for medical and fitness tests. One of the unfamiliar faces was the DDC superstar Nkgwesa.
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SEVEN INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS LINKED WITH KAIZER CHIEFS
All eyes have been on Amakhosi’s transfer activities. Can they move closer to Betway Premiership rivals Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates next season?
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With ambitions to revamp midfield and attack, Kaizer Chiefs are linked with several talents from the Tanzania Premier League, the Egypt Premier League and a striker from the top division in Hungary. With the Premier League’s foreign players quota set at five per club, Amakhosi are expected to free up three spots…
SEVEN MENTIONED NAMES:
- Feisal Salum, 27, midfielder, Azam FC
- Fiston Mayele, 30, striker, Pyramids FC… Full story and list here.
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