Kaizer Chiefs Set to Sell Defender - Coach Nabi Speaks About Left Back Search

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 14 Feb 2025

John Eastwood 14 Feb 2025

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Thatayaone Ditlhokwe nears a potential transfer to Al Ittihad.
Coach Nabi seeks a specialist left-back for future games.
Chiefs face Nedbank Cup without six key players, including Yusuf Maart.

Chiefs set to sell defender whilst six players miss key cup tie (Getty Images).

Ditlhokwe Nearing Libya Transfer

Libyan giants Al Ittihad are rumoured to be nearing the signing of Kaizer Chiefs defender Thatayaone Ditlhokwe.
Ditlhokwe Nearing Libya Transfer
Coach Nasreddine Nabi Asks for Left Back
Chiefs Missing Six Players for Nedbank Cup clash

The Botswana international has recently fought his way back into the XI at Chiefs. Al Ittihad are rumoured to be willing to spend a large fee and Amakhosi may see the deal as too good to turn down.

After initially being totally of favour this season, Ditlhokwe has been selected in an unfamiliar left back role after an injury to Bradley Cross.

Coach Nasreddine Nabi Asks for Left Back

The potential sale of Ditlhokwe would leave Amakhosi with three different options in the left back role. Bradley Cross, Happy Mashiane and Bongani Sam can all comfortably slot into that fullback area. Cross is more naturally a central defender, though.

However, Chiefs’ coach has spoken about needing to find a specialist in the next transfer window. Nabi said:

“Every time there’s an opportunity in the transfer window, we strengthen the team, we use it.

“We also feel that we should have had a left-back that is a specialist in its position. The one that plays there [Bradley Cross], although he plays amazingly well, he is someone who was there at first to try him.

“We believe that going to the end of the season, we are in the right space with the right ingredients to do something good.”

Chiefs Missing Six Players for Nedbank Cup clash

Kaizer Chiefs coach, Nasreddine Nabi has confirmed the absence of six players for this weekend’s Nedbank Cup clash vs Chippa United.

Speaking to the assembled media, the Tunisian coach said: “Unfortunately, our captain [Maart] is suspended. Ox [Sibongiseni Mthethwa] is still injured and won’t be part of the game.

“Solomons and Dove need time to play friendly matches and get themselves fit.”

Aside from Yusuf Maart, Sibongiseni Mthethwa, Dillan Solomons and Edmilson Dove, two forwards are absent in Wandile Duba and Ashley Du Preez.

Graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2008 with a BA in English Literature before completing MA in Journalism. Began his career as a sports journalist in London before moving to the Middle East to work as a sports editor for national media companies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Favourite Sports: Tennis, Boxing, Golf.