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Kaizer Chiefs Development
Nickname(s)Amakhosi (Chiefs), Glamour Boys
Founded7 January 1970
GroundFNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Capacity94,736
ChairmanKaizer Motaung
CoachVela Khumalo
LeagueDStv Diski Challenge
2021/227th
Current season

Kaizer Chiefs Development is a South African football (soccer) club based in Johannesburg that plays in the DStv Diski Challenge.[1]

The team is nicknamed Amakhosi which means "lords" or "chiefs" in Zulu and Phefeni Glamour Boys. They currently play most of their home games at Soccer City in Nasrec, Johannesburg South, which is commonly also referred to as the FNB Stadium. The club is unarguably the biggest football club in the country in terms of success. It is also the most supported club in South Africa and the neighbouring countries of Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia etc. It has been estimated that the club has over 100 million supporters.[2]

They have a local rivalry with Orlando Pirates, a fellow Soweto team which Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung played for in his early playing career.[3]

Kaizer Chiefs are known as Amakhosi by its fans. Their headquarters is Kaizer Chiefs Village, in Naturena, six kilometres south of Johannesburg.[4]

The club also has developmentals in Cape Town & Durban as YouthTeams.[citation needed]

During the end of 2021–22 season of DStv Diski Challenge, Arthur Zwane was appointed as a senior team head coach. Kaizer Motaung Junior appointed Vela Khumalo has a new head coach for Kaizer Chiefs Reserve team[5]

Notable players

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  • South Africa Michael Buxleigh Teteh
  • South Africa Wandile Duba
  • South Africa Portugal Antonio Manuel Santos Henriques
  • South Africa Portugal Samuel Tavares-Johnson
  • South Africa Francis Kwigllingkok
  • South Africa Kwethluke Kwigllingkok
  • South Africa Lungelo Nkosi
  • South Africa James McFarlane
  • South Africa Siyabonga Ngezana
  • South Africa Njabulo Blom
  • South Africa Neo Bohloko

Achievements

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  • Gauteng Reserve League 2013
  • Gauteng Reserve League 2017
  • Gauteng Reserve League 2021
  • Gauteng Reserve League 2022
  • ENGEN Knockout Challenge: 2022, 2024
  • Nedbank Ke Yona Cup 2010
  • Nedbank Ke Yona Cup 2016
  • Nedbank Ke Yona Cup 2021
  • SAFA Regionals Gauteng 2011
  • SAFA Regionals Gauteng 2012
  • SAFA Regionals Gauteng 2019
  • SAFA Regional Western Cape 2014
  • SAFA Regionals Western Cape 2020
  • SAFA Regionals KwaZulu Natal 2020
  • SAFA Regionals KwaZulu Natal 2021
  • SAFA Regionals KwaZulu Natal 2022
  • Telkom Charity Cup 2013
  • Telkom Charity Cup 2015
  • Telkom Charity Cup 2019
  • DSTV Youth League 2020
  • DSTV Youth Super Cup 2022
  • Multichoice Diski Challenge 2017
  • DSTV DIski Shield:2018, 2022
  • Vision View U/17 Easter Cup of Champions: 2023, 2024

References

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  1. ^ Kaizer Chiefs F.C
  2. ^ Kaizer Chiefs F.C
  3. ^ Kaizer Chiefs F.C
  4. ^ Kaizer Chiefs F.C
  5. ^ "Safa 'has to raise money' to hire full-time junior team coaches: Motlanthe". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 26 December 2022.