Picture: Kaizer Chiefs youngster given famous jersey number?
Chiefs are expected to spend close to three weeks in the country, as they step up their 2025/26 season preparations.
While in the Netherlands, Chiefs will be testing themselves against Dutch opposition in some friendly matches. Furthermore, their jam-packed schedule will see them play against some high profile top flight clubs as they sharpen up for the new campaign. In a schedule released by the club, they confirmed overall fixtures against the likes of Vitesse, FC Utrecht, NEC Nijmegen, PEC Zwolle and FC Twente.
The first of those games will be against Vitesse. On Monday, Chiefs announced full details of their game against Vitesse, informing fans on a time and where to watch.
'Kaizer Chiefs will play their first pre-season training match against Dutch first division side Vitesse on Tuesday, 8 July. Kick-off will be at 19:00. The match will take place at Sportpark Driel in Driel. For soccer fans, including South Africans living in Holland or elsewhere in Europe, who would like to attend Kaizer Chiefs' training game, tickets can be bought online: kaartverkoop.vitesse.nl. When tickets are still available, they will be sold as well at Sportpark Driel. The entrance fee will cost 10 Euro per person, while kids until the age of 16 will pay only 5 Euro. Sportpark Driel will be open from 18:00. The match will be streamed live on the Kaizer Chiefs YouTube Channel.' Wrote the club website .
The game could also see one Chiefs youngster debuting a new jersey number. Mduduzi Shabalala has recently been spotted wearing the famous jersey number seven. This after it was vacated by the released Ranga Chivaviro. It's a jersey that was made famous by the club owner Kaizer Motaung Snr during his playing days.
It looks as if Shabalala will be the next one to try build a legacy with the jersey number seven. Has he officially moved away from his pervious number 42? Chiefs fans do you think he has done enough and deserves the famous jersey? Let us know by clicking on the comment tab. Or by emailing info@thesouthafrican.com or sending a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. You can also follow @TheSAnews on X and The South African on Facebook for the latest news.
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