Kaizer Chiefs and Nasreddine Nabi remain locked in a legal battle.
The Tunisian coach has missed the club’s last three matches after it emerged he does not hold a valid CAF coaching licence to sit on the bench for continental fixtures.
This prompted Amakhosi to suspend the 60-year-old, sparking a very unusual situation.
KAIZER CHIEFS TO SUMMON NASREDDINE NABI TO A FORMAL HEARING?
Reports from Sowetan journalists Nkareng Matshe and Nevile Khoza say Nabi initially offered to walk away following the suspension threat.
Surprisingly, his legal team later informed Kaizer Chiefs’ management that the coach would like to reverse that decision and complete his contract until it expires at the end of the season.
The club, however, is weighing a formal disciplinary hearing over his qualification, a move that could lead to outright dismissal, with reports saying Nabi was given notices to sort his papers.
Unfortunately, the reports suggest the relationship may be beyond restoration. The upcoming disciplinary process could either restart the relationship or officially end the Tunisian’s stint at the Betway Premiership giants.
NASREDDINE NABI AT AMAKHOSI
After guiding Tanzanian giants Simba SC to back-to-back league titles, Nabi moved to Moroccan side AS FAR, where he narrowly missed the 2023/24 league crown by just one point.
The Tunisian then stepped down before joining Kaizer Chiefs in June last year, ahead of the 2024/25 season. His debut campaign in Mzansi was disappointing. Amakhosi finished ninth in the Betway Premiership, collecting 32 points from 28 games: eight wins, eight draws, and 12 losses.
Just as he seemed ready to be let go, Kaizer Chiefs ended a decade-long trophy drought by beating Orlando Pirates 2-1 in the Nedbank Cup to qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup. Reports suggest that chairman Dr Kaizer Motaung urged his son and Sporting Director, Kaizer Motaung Jr, to reconsider, giving Nabi another season at the club.