Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs have released seven players this off-season from the first team squad or development teams, with five of them joining PSL rivals.
Aden McCarthy, George Matlou, Happy Mashiane, Fiacre Ntwari, Tashreeq Morris, Gastón Sirino and Siyabonga Gumede have all left Kaizer Chiefs.
McCarthy joined Azerbaijani champions Sabah FC, while Mashiane remains without a club at the time of publishing.
However, the other five players have stayed in South Africa after signing for Betway Premiership rival sides.
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After Kaizer Chiefs parted ways with Youssef, he quickly secured a new role with the KwaZulu-Natal-based club.
Initially, he reunited with former Kaizer Chiefs striker Tashreeq Morris. Thereafter, Durban City completed the signing of experienced midfielder Gastón Sirino.
As a result, Youssef has now brought two former Amakhosi players to Durban ahead of the new season.
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DDC STARLET RELEASED, SIGNS FOR RICHARDS BAY
Durban-based clubs continue to recruit former Kaizer Chiefs players.
Amakhosi DStv Diski Challenge graduate Siyabonga Gumede has reportedly signed for Betway Premiership side Richards Bay.
“A Kaizer Chiefs academy graduate has joined KwaZulu-Natal side Richards Bay ahead of the 2026/27 Betway Premiership campaign,” KickOff reported.
Gumede captained Kaizer Chiefs’ DDC side last season. Now, the young defender is set to begin the next chapter of his career in the Betway Premiership with Richards Bay.
He joins a plethora of talented DDC starlets who have recently left Naturena, following the likes of Ntandoyenkosi Nkosi and Khulumani Ndamane as top talents who came from Kaizer Chiefs grassroots who they let slip through the ranks.
The Glamour Boys could well come up against the five former players during the 2026/27 Betway Premiership season.
If selected, Amakhosi could face Morris and Sirino (Durban City), Matlou (Stellenbosch FC), Ntwari (Kruger United) and Gumede (Richards Bay) over the course of the campaign.
WHO SHOULD KAIZER CHIEFS SIGN TO REPLACE THE PLAYERS WHO THEY HAVE RELEASED AHEAD OF THE 2026/27 PSL SEASON?
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