Kaizer Chiefs have announced legendary goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune has penned his final contract with the club as a professional footballer.
Khune, 36, was due to see his contract expire at the end of this month and the club have rewarded him with a new deal taking his playing career into two decades.
After this season, he will be roped into the coaching staff and potentially as a club ambassador according to the club’s official statement.
“While “Khune will be involved in training and preparations for matches as a player, he will also use this year to broaden his technical acumen, as he transitions into a new coaching and ambassadorial role working with the marketing division at the Club,” read part of the club statement.
He’s racked up 423 appearances for the Soweto giants since first breaking into the first team 19 years ago.
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Khune Pens His Final Chiefs Contract as Player
Kaizer Chiefs’ longest serving player and Club captain, Itumeleng Khune, has been handed a new contract which will see him play for Amakhosi for one final season, taking his professional career to two decades.… pic.twitter.com/LgnjotAE1K
