Kaizer Chiefs invite three youngsters from DDC to join the first team
Kaizer Chiefs could promote three youngsters to the first team next season, should they impress Nasreddine Nabi during pre-season.
The club's DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) coach, Vela Khumalo, has revealed that Matlaba Kabelo Nkgwesa, Thulani Mabaso, and Takalani Mazhamba would be part of the pre-season with their senior counterparts.
'Players like Matlaba [Kabelo Nkgwesa], [Thulani] Mabaso, and Takalani [Mazhamba] will go to the preseason with the first team,' Khumalo said, as quoted by Sowetan Live .
Khumalo has led the Kaizer Chiefs reserve side to the title this season, but emphasised that the three youngsters were not promoted but were assessed.
'We're not necessarily saying we're promoting them, but we're saying if the first team can just take them for the preseason and do their own assessment. You'll see others in different PSL teams, whether on loan or permanently.
'This is by far the best year of my coaching career after qualifying the U-17 for the World Cup and now winning the DDC title. This tops winning the Cosafa Cup with the U17 national team,' Khumalo said this week.
Kaizer Chiefs have promoted several DDC players over the years with the likes of Wandile Duba and Mfundo Vilakazi shining.
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