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IOL News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Itumeleng Khune slams football agents: 'They wasted my time and money'
Itumeleng Khune not happy with football agents Former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper and captain Itumeleng Khune has criticised football agents. Photo: Itumeleng English/Independent Newspapers Former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune has delivered a scathing assessment of South African football agents, issuing a strong warning to young players. Khune left Chiefs at the end of last season, 25 years after joining the club as a 12-year-old. Despite his departure, the 37-year-old insists he has not retired and believes he still has more to offer on the field. Speaking at a Nedbank Cup dinner in Durban recently, the 37-year-old former Bafana Bafana captain urged young players to keep a very close eye on their finances, something he failed to do throughout his illustrious career. 'I think learning about finances is very important because, as footballers, we tend to think that we have agents,' Khune, who was paid a reported R480,000 per month in his last season with the club, said, according to FARPost.
The South African
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The South African
Kaizer Chiefs legend Khune warns young players
Kaizer Chiefs legend Itumeleng Khune is the model professional for any young player to follow. With over 15 years of experience in the game, Khune has warned emerging players about agents. According to the Ventersdorp-born legend, player agents simply have their own interests at heart. 'I think learning about finances is very important because, as footballers, we tend to think that we have agents,' Khune said at a Nedbank Cup press conference. Kaizer Chiefs star Itumeleng Khune at the DHL Stadium before facing Cape Town Spurs. Image: BackpagePix 'I don't mean to downgrade the agents or talk bad, but towards the end of my career, I stopped having an agent, and I started seeing growth in my bank account. 'When I was still under an agency, I thought they were doing the job, but all they did was to come and sign a three-year contract with the team, and you sign a two-year contract with them,' the Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeping icon added on FARPost . 'So they get their share of money, and they forget completely about you because you're not their only player. They would rather have five different goalkeepers, playing for different teams. 'And when a club approaches an agent and says we need a goalkeeper, he has to choose from the five as to which one he is taking. The former Kaizer Chiefs number one concluded: 'So I feel like agents have wasted my time, and if I knew that at a young age, I would be far by now. Players always run to agents for advice, yet agents only think of their pockets.' Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
10-05-2025
- Sport
- The South African
Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates: Khune on Bvuma
Should Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi make a big decision on the out-of-form goalkeeper Bruce Bvuma? Find out what Itumeleng Khune says. 'In goals, there won't be many changes because you know that's the position you can't tamper with,' Khune said. 'Once you choose your number one [goalkeeper], he doesn't have to play one or two games and be out of action. And then he has to come back again after six or seven games. That position, you can't tamper with.' 'I will stick with Bruce to continue where he has left off. As a goalkeeper, the more games you play, the more confident you get. So, this on-and-off rotation [as a goalkeeper] you won't be able to perform,' Khune concluded on FARPost . Kick off will be at 15:30 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
10-05-2025
- Sport
- The South African
Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates: Khune picks the winner
Kaizer Chiefs to lift their first trophy in 10 years, or Orlando Pirates to win a record third consecutive Nedbank Cup title? 'I hope they can win it for the old man, he deserves something,' Khune said at the press conference. 'He put so much into the club. 9.5 years [without a trophy] is not nice and he has invested so much in the players. 'I think Dr. Motaung deserves to be given the trophy. He has invested so much into the team and I think the players that are there now they must think of writing their names in the history books,' Khune concluded as quoted by iDiskiTimes. The 29-year-old Inacio Miguel has missed the past four matches due to injury. Speaking to the media this weekend, Miguel revealed that he is ready to return to action this weekend. 'I have been working hard after the injury,' the Kaizer Chiefs central defender told Kick Off before the clash with Orlando Pirates. 'My mission was not only the Soweto Derby last week but also the final. My focus was always to recover as fast as possible. I'm doing my best to get in shape. I'm getting fit. 'I hope I can help the team on Saturday. But it's up to the coach as well,' the Kaizer Chiefs skipper concluded. Meanwhile, Rushwin Dortely and Given Msimango are all ruled out due to injuries. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The Citizen
09-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Khune urges Chiefs to win Nedbank Cup for Kaizer Motaung
'He's (Kaizer Motaung) aging, and he's invested so much in that team," says the former Chiefs skipper. Kaizer Chiefs legend Itumeleng Khune has urged the Amakhosi players to win the Nedbank Cup for club chairman Kaizer Motaung. Amakhosi will lock horns with rivals Orlando Pirates in the final of the competition at a sold-out Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday. ALSO READ: Kaizer Chiefs – the road to the Nedbank Cup final 'Let's hope they will bring their A-plus game come weekend so that they win it for the old man. Eish, Doctor Motaung deserves something. Witnessing your team not lifting a trophy in nine and a half years, it's not nice and you've invested so much in the players, in infrastructure. I think Doctor Motaung deserves to be given that trophy,' said Khune as quoted by SABC Sport. 'Motaung has invested a lot in Chiefs' Khune, who was part of the last generation to win the Nedbank Cup in 2013, has urged the current crop to end the unwanted record of not having won any silverware for the club. 'He's (Kaizer Motaung) aging, and he's invested so much in that team. So, I think the players who are there now must think of writing their names in the history books,' continued Khune. 'I was busy posting on my WhatsApp status, the last time we lifted the Nedbank Cup final. It was me who lifted it but the whole team collectively fought hard to get to the final and win it,' he added. ALSO READ: Orlando Pirates – the road to the Nedbank Cup final 'That's what I wish for the current crop of players to say, you know what? We are sick and tired of hearing about the 2013/14 team that lifted the trophy; now it's our turn. 'It's the same as when you get to Bafana, we'll always be reminded about the 1996 squad that won AFCON. We've had so many opportunities to erase that, unfortunately, things didn't work out,' concluded the Chiefs captain.
