Kaizer Chiefs to sign West African midfielder?
According to Soccer Laduma, the club's coaches, Nasreddine Nabi and Cedric Kazi, are keen on reuniting with the 29-year-old Ivorian from their days at Yanga.
'The team is having problems to sign another Tanzanian based midfielder in Feisal Salum and that's why they are believed to be reigniting their pursuit for Aziz Ki,' a source told the outlet. 'You know both coach (Nasreddine) Nabi and (Cedric) Kaze know Aziz Ki very well and they apparently believe that he could help them next season. So, yes, Aziz Ki is back on Kaizer Chiefs' radar for next season,' the source to the Soccer Laduma .
An additional source further revealed that Amakhosi are also targeting Tsepang Moremi and Athini Jodwana.
'Aziz Ki is not the only attacking player they are looking at. There is Tshepang Moremi from AmaZulu as well and another one (Athini Jodwana) from Durban City.
'They are doing all this because they believe that although they play well they are not very strong in attack. They feel if they can improve their attack they will score more and win a lot of games going forward. That's the plan right now,' the source concluded.
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