Breaking: Kaizer Chiefs release TWO players
Kaizer Chiefs have announced the departure of two players.
The two players set to leave are Njabulo Blom and Sabelo Radebe. The club announced the departures on Friday however, more players are expected to leave Amakhosi in the coming weeks.
'After completing his loan spell with Kaizer Chiefs, Njabulo Blom will return to his parent club, St. Louis City SC, in the United States of America. Blom rejoined the Amakhosi at the beginning of September 2024 under an agreement to spend a season at his boyhood Club in the Betway Premiership,' the club said in a statement.
'After donning the famous Gold & Black jersey for the second time in his career, the Dobsonville-born player departs Amakhosi with a Nedbank Cup gold medal, and we wish him all the best in Major League Soccer (MLS).'
Blom rejoined Kaizer Chiefs this season on loan but only played 19 league matches, which most he featured from the bench.
Another player released is Sabelo Radebe after featuring less than 20 times for Amakhosi in five years.
'Radebe, now 25, joined Amakhosi as a teenager and progressed through the junior ranks in the Kaizer Chiefs Youth Development Academy before moving up to the reserve team in the 2017/18 season,' the club said.
He signed after earning a spot in the senior team in the 2020/21 season, following an impressive performance in the DStv Diski Challenge.
'Last season, he had a one year loan spell at KwaZulu-Natal based, Richards Bay FC. We wish 'Bibo' all the best in his future endeavours,' Kaizer Chiefs said in a statement.
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