Nabi must jump ship before it's too late
TOUGH JOB The Phefeni Glamour Boys' nationally respected, iconic brand is too big for Nabi. He ran out of depth earlier in this Premiership Soccer League (PSL), evident in the yo-yo performance of his team, says the writer.
If you don't go for what you want, you won't get it. A decade-long hunger and thirst therapy of Kaizer Chiefs supporters and players annexed the Nedbank Cup for the chair, Kaizer Motaung. Coach Nasreddine Nabi did little to nothing in strategising the Khosi's victory against their archrivals, Orlando Pirates, last Saturday.
The club was on autopilot. But their fighting and ancestral spirits prevailed. The Phefeni Glamour Boys' nationally respected, iconic brand is too big for Nabi. He ran out of depth earlier in this Premiership Soccer League (PSL), evident in the yo-yo performance of his team.
To maintain his pedigree, he'd better jump ship before he's unceremoniously pushed out. A talented chef with a few basic ingredients (players) can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. That's exactly what Chiefs need for a way forward.
The ticket fiasco, not to be forgotten, at Moses Mabhida Stadium, illustrated once again the poor governance of the top-flight football league. The FNB Stadium could have been an ideal venue for this derby clash. The PSL chairman, Ivirn Khoza's contribution to the beautiful game is hitherto much appreciated. It's time for him to pass the baton.
Politically, the black majority lack representation in this country. Like the Chiefs' die-hard fans and passionate players, the rudderless electorate will answer at the right time through therapies.
Liyez'iKhosi, kudos to fired-up players and the club's faithful for cheering their side to silverware that eluded them for ten years!
Thami Zwane I Edenvale
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