Khuzwayo: Why I Left Chiefs
Retired goalkeeper Brilliant Khuzwayo, who spent years at Kaizer Chiefs, has opened up on his time at Naturena, and playing second fiddle to club legend, Itumeleng Khune. Even when the star figure lacked form, he would still be preferred and Khuzwayo believes he would at times play when he didn’t earn the right to be in the line-up.
“If you remember correctly, the last time Chiefs won a trophy it was the MTN8 and then the league, I was in goal. But the supporters were so glued that they still wanted ‘Itu’ but the numbers were not adding up,” Khuzwayo said on“He was the favourite and sometimes there was injustice that happened in terms of him getting the number one when he didn’t work hard to get number one,” added Khuzwayo.
Interestingly, after leaving the Amakhosi, Khuzwayo joined rivals Orlando Pirates, but never played an official match for them and eventually called time on his career following trouble with injury. “One of the downfalls of Chiefs, which is why I left Chiefs, I was like a side chick at Chiefs, knowing very well that he is going to be there,” Khuzwayo said.
Undoubtedly, Khuzwayo’s stand-out moment for the Amakhosi was in the 2014/15 season where he featured 16 times and helped the club to the League title and MTN8. For 14 free days, you can have access to the best from Soccer Laduma, KickOff, Daily Sun, TrueLove and Drum. Thereafter you will be billed R29 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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