{"id":49413,"date":"2026-02-08T04:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T04:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=49413"},"modified":"2026-02-08T04:05:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T04:05:01","slug":"four-names-kaizer-chiefs-most-important-players-this-season-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/08\/four-names-kaizer-chiefs-most-important-players-this-season-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaizer Chiefs\u2019 most important players this season so far"},"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>Kaizer Chiefs have reached the midway point of the 2025\/26 Betway Premiership season with their campaign still finely balanced. <\/p>\n<p>15 league matches are complete, and with domestic and continental cup fixtures added, Amakhosi have already played 25 games in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Also read: Kaizer Chiefs manager Motaung shares 2026 goals<\/p>\n<p>Despite fluctuating results under co-coaches Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze, a clearer picture has revealed which players have been Amakhosi\u2019s most important.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kaizer-chiefs-most-important-players\">KAIZER CHIEFS\u2019 MOST IMPORTANT PLAYERS<\/h2>\n<p>Only two players have featured in all 25 matches this season. Mduduzi Shabalala and Zitha Kwinikha have been ever-present across the Betway Premiership, CAF Confederation Cup, Carling Knockout and Nedbank Cup, all during a demanding schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeper and captain Brandon Petersen follows closely with 23 appearances. Kaizer Chiefs\u2019 strong start to the league season has been built on a more solid defensive structure. Petersen played a central role in that improvement, recording 10 clean sheets before the mid-season break.<\/p>\n<p>Defender Inacio Miguel completes the group with 22 appearances. His presence has been important as Kaizer Chiefs maintained organisation at the back.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-team-output\">TEAM OUTPUT<\/h2>\n<p>In the Betway Premiership, Amakhosi have 30 points from 15 matches, with five points behind leaders Orlando Pirates.<\/p>\n<p>Kaizer Chiefs have eight wins and only one defeat. That consistency has kept them in the title conversation despite disappointment in cup competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The Glamour Boys were eliminated from the Carling Knockout Cup by Stellenbosch FC on penalties in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It was again Stellies who sent Kaizer Chiefs out of the Nedbank Cup with a 2-1 defeat at the DHL Stadium last week.<\/p>\n<p>Attention has since shifted to the CAF Confederation Cup, where two back-to-back 1-0 victories over ZESCO United have kept qualification hopes alive. The results lifted them to second place in Group D with seven points. <\/p>\n<p>Zamalek later beat Al Masry 2-1, leaving Kaizer Chiefs level on points with the Masry while Zamalek tops the group on eight.<\/p>\n<p>The CAF run continues on Sunday as the Soweto giants host Al Masry at the Peter Mokaba Stadium, while the final group game will be a trip to Cairo to face Zamalek next Sunday.<\/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#Kaizer #Chiefs #important #players #season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaizer Chiefs have reached the midway point of the 2025\/26 Betway Premiership season with their campaign still finely balanced. 15&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49413","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\/49413","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=49413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49415,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49413\/revisions\/49415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}