Club Legend Claims Pitso Mosimane Can’t Save Kaizer Chiefs After Nabi’s Departure

• A Kaizer Chiefs legend has sent a message to his former club's supporters on choosing the next coach after Nasreddine Nabi's departure
• The former Glamour Boys goalkeeper went further to claim the legendary Pitso Mosimane would find it hard to succeed at the club
• Fans also share their thoughts on what their club legend said about the Soweto giants' issue being bigger than Mosimane

Kaizer Chiefs legend Joseph ‘Banks’ Setlhodi has claimed that the club’s issues run much deeper than coaching, insisting that even a top tactician like Pitso Mosimane would struggle to succeed under the current conditions.

The Premier Soccer League giants recently decided their managerial situation after reports claimed Nasreddine Nabi had decided to leave the club in September 2025.

The report about the former Yanga SC mentor's exit is surrounded by confusion, as rumours emerged about what could be the reason behind the trending issue.

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At the time, Kaizer Chiefs released only a brief statement noting Nabi's absence from the team and confirmed that the issue is being managed internally.

A few days ago, the Glamour Boys confirmed that the Tunisian gaffer had left the club, with his assistants being named as his replacement until the end of the ongoing season.

Setlhodi claims Mosimane can't fix Kaizer Chiefs

In an interview with FARPost, Kaizer Chiefs legend Setlhodi urged supporters to stop fixating on who the next coach will be and, instead, focus on the players themselves.

Setlhodi didn’t mince his words when discussing Kaizer Chiefs’ current struggles, insisting that the club’s problems go far beyond coaching. He argued that the quality of players is the main issue holding the team back.

“Before you talk about coaches, let’s talk about the players,” he said. “You can bring 20 coaches to Chiefs, even the best in the world, and the results won’t change. Chiefs lack good footballers, that’s the real problem. Coaches don’t win games; players do. The coach only directs.”

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The former Amakhosi goalkeeper also criticised the club’s leadership, accusing it of failing to tackle the root of the crisis.

The Kaizer Chiefs legend's thoughts gathered a lot of views from Amakhosi faithfuls on social media.

Xola Ex Memani wrote:

"There's nothing wrong with Kaizer Chiefs squad and management. As you can see, they're building the team so it is going to take some time. Rome was not built in three days."

Motsamai Johnny Modipa implied:

"But what does Banks Setlhodi mean when he says Chiefs doesn’t have good footballers? They just brought in a truckload of new players… are we now saying that those were not quality signings? What kind of footballers are required at Chiefs and where can they be found? Do other PSL teams like Sekhukhune United have better players than Chiefs? I don’t think I agree with this notion of his. Chiefs just needs a good coach, players can’t coach themselves."

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Letlhogonolo MJ Marumo shared:

"Pitso succeeded at Sundowns with the help of Motsepe's cheque book. Any quality player he wanted, Sundowns signed, even from Chiefs and Pirates."

Songezile Shenxane commented:

"Legend it's true because Chiefs don't want to listen to the coach, they do their own culture with that will take time, and Pitso wants to do things in his own way 🤞."

SE DO NA added:

"Chiefs is just going through the phase like Man United. This has nothing to do with management. They had best technical team requested by both fans, ex-players and management. They struggling to identify senior players or getting them from opposition but when you look into their development side they produced very good players with their just timing of roping them in senior team is always a challenge hence they are snatched by oppositions like TS Galaxy."

Nabi bids farewell to Kaizer Chiefs

Briefly News also reported that Nabi has sent a farewell message to Kaizer Chiefs after his exit.

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Source: Briefly News