Kaizer Chiefs coach singles out 15-year-old prodigy for praise

Kaizer Chiefs DDC coach Vela Khumalo has just lost Donay Jansen and Obrigado Vilakazi to the senior side. However, his team is still in fine fettle.

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Kaizer Chiefs youth development is in good hands

Speaking on the promotion of his players, Khumalo emphasises that getting players to be called up to the senior side is the reason their talent is developed in the first place.

“It is good that our players are getting promoted, I’m happy. It’s actually what we are all about, developing players. When you see them go to the first team. It’s not about a team in development, you give them exposure, promote them and you help them grow,” he continued.

“I have mentioned before that most of the players that I worked with will be promoted. From the team I started with, I don’t have Aden McCarthy, Mduduzi Shabalala, Wandile Duba, or Samkelo Zwane and now it’s Obrigado and Donay. Puso and Mdaka are also gone.

“90 per cent of the team is gone, so now I need to start assembling a team again even though I have started blending it nicely with young players like Neo Bohloko, who is just 15 years old. We are slowly but surely cooking again.”

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Say Ola to Obrigado Vilakazi. Image: Citizen

Bohloko has been on the radar

Neo Bohloko became the youngest player to ever score a goal in the DStv Diski Challenge in February 2023. The then-14-year-old midfielder was introduced in the second half of the match between Kaizer Chiefs and Golden Arrows at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban. It’s certainly a name to watch!

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The Kaizer Chiefs Naturena Village in all its glory. Image: Ernest Makhaya