Kaizer Chiefs Unveil New Coach After Parting Ways With Nasreddine Nabi
- Kaizer Chiefs have named replacements for Nasreddine Nabi after deciding to part ways with the Tunisian manager on Friday
- The Glamour Boys appointed Nabi as their head coach before the start of last season, and he guided them to their first trophy in ten years
- The Soweto giants' decision to appoint new coaches to replace Nabi sparked different reactions from their fans on social media
Kaizer Chiefs have announced the appointment of a new coach to replace Nasreddine Nabi after they decided to part ways with the Tunisian manager after just one full season together.
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The Glamour Boys appointed Nabi as their head coach last summer, and he guided them to victory in the Nedbank Cup, which is their first title after going ten years without a trophy.
The former AS FAR Rabat coach didn't start the season with Kaizer Chiefs because he travelled to Tunisia to attend to a family emergency, then decided to leave a few days after he returned.
Kaizer Chiefs announce Nabi's replacement
Kaizer Chiefs took to their X handle to announce the appointment of two coaches as replacements for Nabi. Amakhosi confirmed that the Tunisian assistant coaches, Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze, will lead the technical team until the end of the season.
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"Following the announcement earlier today of a mutual parting of ways between Kaizer Chiefs FC and Head Coach Nasreddine Nabi, the Club can confirm that Coaches Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze will lead the technical team for the remainder of the 2025/26 season," the club confirmed.
The two coaches led the Premier Soccer League giants at the start of the season, and were also in charge of the team when Nabi was given time off before he was officially let go.
Kaze and Youssef both have a huge task at hand as Kaizer Chiefs are still in contention in three tournaments (Betway Premiership, Nedbank Cup, and the CAF Confederation Cup) despite being knocked out of the Carling Knockout Cup by Stellenbosch FC.
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The Soweto giants' decision to appoint Kaze and Youssef as co-head coaches until the end of the season gathered many reactions from Amakhosi faithful on social media.
mrdjmavi said:
"I understand. The management had to reach a settlement first. Hence, some of us remained patient during this saga. Again, it would not make sense to get rid of the entire staff and hire a new technical team that would have to start from scratch. However, this technical team now has Ighodaro, Baartman, and Velebayi. We can not over-depend on Mmodi and Lilepo anymore. The most important lesson that they should learn is that they must select matches for Ox to start. That midfield sometimes needs brains more than strength."
Molefe Kamogelo Maile wrote:
"Kaizer Chiefs is not serious, you should be introducing a Coach now so he can work with the team now and not build next season."
Mswati Lomnandzi🎓 shared:
"I'm still trying to figure out what are you trying to do.... But all we can do is to support kodwa Ayyy."
Innocent’s Take commented:
"You need to make one of them Head Coach (Khalil) and the other (Kaze) assistant or something lower rank. You can’t have two centers of power."
Ashley added:
"I think i will have to take a break from watching this team. the owners aren’t crs shem. Chiefs Management hate their supporters."
Kaze names Chiefs' unsung hero
Briefly News also reported that assistant coach Cedric Kaze has pointed out the unsung hero at Kaizer Chiefs amid the club's current struggle.
The Soweto giants are struggling without the presence of Nabi, but one player stood out for the assistant coach.
Source: Briefly News
