Cedric Kaze Reflects on Kaizer Chiefs' Season and Teases Amakhosi's Future With Khalil Ben Youssef

• Kaizer Chiefs manager Cedric Kaze has given a detailed assessment of Amakhosi's season after securing a third-place finish
• The former Barcelona academy coach also talked about his future at the club alongside his fellow manager Khalil Ben Youssef
• The Burundian mentor also took time to comment on their last league game of the season against Chippa United next weekend

Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze has reflected on how Kaizer Chiefs faired in the 2025-26 season, while also providing details on his future at the club alongside Khalil Ben Youssef.

The Burundian tactician and Ben Youssef were named the co-coaches after the club parted ways with Nasreddine Nabi in September 2025, and they've guided the team to a third-place finish despite having a difficult time with the fans in the second half of the season.

In the 2024-25 season, when they were both assistant coaches to Nabi, the Glamour Boys won the Nedbank Cup after defeating Orlando Pirates and securing qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup.

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Under Kaze and Ben Youssef, the club reached the group stage of the continental competition but failed to progress further. However, they brought back a winning mentality to the team after a string of poor performances that led them to be out of the title race, and they earned the club's best league finish in several years, and their strongest showing since the 2019/20 campaign, when they finished second behind Mamelodi Sundowns.

Kaze reflects on Chiefs’ season

Kaze, in his recent interview, reflected on Kaizer Chiefs being in the title race for a considerable part of the season, but the toughness of the league made them drop out of the conversation in the second half of the season.

He admitted that while progress has been made compared to the previous year, there were missed opportunities that prevented the team from staying closer to the league’s frontrunners. According to him, the squad is capable of more and still has room for growth.

Overall, he described the season as a solid one in context, but reiterated that higher targets were within reach. He added that the experience has provided valuable lessons and laid a platform for future improvement.

Playing for pride in final fixture

The Soweto giants will end their 2025-26 season in Durban on Saturday, May 23, against Chippa United at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. They would be playing against the Chilli Boys with pride as they've already secure top three finish.

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Kaze praised the support the team has received in Durban throughout the season, noting that both league and continental matches played there have enjoyed strong fan backing, which has lifted the squad.

He expressed gratitude to the supporters for their continued encouragement and urged them to turn out in numbers for the final home fixture of the season, emphasising the importance of finishing strongly for the fans who have stood by the team.

Motaung Jr speaks on McCarthy, Mosimane's links

Briefly News also reported that sporting director Kaizer Motaung Jr opened up on the rumours linking Benni McCarthy and Pitso Mosimane to Kaizer Chiefs.

The two South African tacticians are part of the few coaches who have been tipped to take over the coaching role at Naturena.

Source: Briefly News