{"id":46008,"date":"2025-12-27T08:25:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T08:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46008"},"modified":"2025-12-27T08:25:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T08:25:35","slug":"kaizer-chiefs-five-players-heading-out-of-naturena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/27\/kaizer-chiefs-five-players-heading-out-of-naturena\/","title":{"rendered":"FIVE players heading out of Naturena?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As always, big changes are expected at Naturena with <strong>Kaizer Chiefs<\/strong> set to offload talent in the upcoming January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the Amakhosi players linked with likely exits.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kaizer-chiefs-senior-quartet-facing-likely-exits\"><strong>KAIZER CHIEFS SENIOR QUARTET FACING LIKELY EXITS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As things stand, senior Kaizer Chiefs players Fiacre Ntwari, Nkanyisa Shinga, Ethan Chislett and Tashreeq Morris are all linked with departures.<\/p>\n<p>Things have gone from bad to worse for Rwandan goalkeeper, Ntwari. <\/p>\n<p>He was dropped midway through the 2024\/25 by former Kaizer Chiefs coach, <strong>Nasreddine Nabi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, Nabi opted for Brandon Petersen in goal. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, for Ntwari this did not change when interim co-coaches Cedric Kaze and Khalil\u00a0Ben Youssef too over.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Morris too has fallen down the Kaizer Chiefs pecking order, with the likes of Etiosa Ighodaro and Flavio Silva favoured ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p>Shinga and Chislett have both hardly featured since joining Kaizer Chiefs. <\/p>\n<p>So, it comes as no surprise that both men are facing probable departures out of Naturena. <\/p>\n<p>A split would be in the best interests of both parties as both players will no doubt want to play more regularly. <\/p>\n<p>A move, whether a loan move or sale, will allow them a better chance to play more frequently.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-amakhosi-ddc-young-star-closing-in-on-new-deal-with-psl-rivals\"><strong>AMAKHOSI DDC YOUNG STAR CLOSING IN ON NEW DEAL WITH PSL RIVALS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In other news, young talented Kaizer Chiefs academy product, Camrin Smit, is on the brink of joining a new team.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cCamrin Smit (2006) joined Kaizer Chiefs U17 at the beginning of 2023 and started his career at Amakhosi like a house on fire,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<strong><em>Football Stage<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0posted.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cSeven games, five goals, five assists; unfortunately, he suffered an Achilles injury and was out for 13 months. This past weekend, he made his return and scored a brace,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0they added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As reported on the South African<\/strong>, the 19-year-old has been spotted training with Motsepe Foundation Championship outfit\u00a0<strong>Midlands Wanderers<\/strong>\u00a0and is believed to be on the verge of joining their academy.<\/p>\n<p>That means a total of five Kaizer Chiefs First Team squad members and youth prospects are likely to bid farewell in early 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#players #heading #Naturena<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As always, big changes are expected at Naturena with Kaizer Chiefs set to offload talent in the upcoming January transfer&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46010,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46008\/revisions\/46010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}