2023-24_Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C._season

2023–24 Kaizer Chiefs F.C. season

Kaizer Chiefs 2023–2024 football season

This current 2023–24 season of the DStv Premiership is Kaizer Chiefs' 28th consecutive season in the PSL League.^[1]

Quick Facts Head Coach, Stadium ...

Kaizer Chiefs
2023–2024 season
Head Coach	Cavin Johnson
Stadium	FNB Stadium
DStv Premiership	Matchday 16
MTN 8	Semi-Finals
Nedbank Cup	Round of 32
Carling Knockout Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Pule Mmodi (3 goal) All: Edson Castillo(4 goals)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 02 January 2024.

Season summary

Kaizer Chiefs has reunited with Kappa once again, forming a partnership back in November 2022 after the Sponsorship deal between Kaizer Chiefs and Nike came to an end. The partnership between Kappa and Kaizer Chiefs will last for the next 5 years.^[2]

Kaizer Chiefs will be completing in 4 competitions in total.

Kaizer Chiefs have signed more than 5 players for the season.

There has been a change in the management department; Molefi Ntseki being appointed as the new head coach.^[3] The previous head coach Arthur Zwane is appointed as the first assistant coach joining the second assistant coach Dillon Sheppard in Assist Coach position.

Squad

Season squad

More information Jersey No., Name ...

Jersey No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)
GOALKEEPERS
1	Brandon Peterson	GK	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 29)
32	Itumeleng Khune		(1987-06-20) 20 June 1987 (age 36)
34	Bontle Molefe		(2003-06-01) 1 June 2003 (age 20)
44	Bruce Bvuma		(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 28)
DEFENDERS
2	Edmilson Dove	LB	(1994-07-18) 18 July 1994 (age 29)
4	Zitha Kwinika	CB	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 30)
18	Dillion Solomons	RB	(1996-05-13) 13 May 1996 (age 27)
21	Sifiso Hlanti	LB	(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 33)
24	Thatayaone Ditlhokwe	CB/LB	(1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 25)
25	Given Msimango	CB	(1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 26)
27	Njabulo Ngcobo	CB	(1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 29)
39	Reeve Frosler	RB	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 26)
47	Aiden McCarthy	LB	(2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 20)
MIDFIELDERS
3	Mduduzi Mdantsane	CM/AM	(1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 (age 29)
5	Sibongiseni Mthethwa	DM	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 29)
6	Siyethemba Sithebe	CM/AM	(1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31)
8	Yusuf Maart	CM	(1995-07-17) 17 July 1995 (age 28)
10	Keagan Dolly	AM/WF	(1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 31)
11	Tebogo Potsane	AM/CM	(1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 30)
12	Nkosingiphile Ngcobo	CM	(1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24)
17	Edson Castillo	DM/CM/AM	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 29)
19	Happy Mashiane	LM	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)
22	George Matlou	AM	(1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 25)
33	Sabelo Radebe	AM/WF	(2003-02-03) 3 February 2003 (age 21)
37	Samkelo Zwane	CM	(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22)
42	Mduduzi Shabalala	AM	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20)
47	Lebohang Lesako	CM	(1999-07-03) 3 July 1999 (age 24)
—	Darrel Matseke	DM/CM	(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25)
—	Vicky Mkhawana	AM	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18)
FORWARDS
7	Ranga Chivaviro	CF	(1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 31)
9	Ashley Du Preez	CF/WF	(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 26)
—	Khama Billiat	WF	(1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 (age 33)
13	Pule Mmodi	LW/RW	(1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 (age 31)
14	Jasond González	CF	(1999-06-12) 12 June 1999 (age 24)
36	Wandile Duba	CF	(2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 19)
21	Christian Saile	CF/WF	(1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 24)
46	Keletso Sifama	WF	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)

Pre-season and Friendly Games

Kaizer Chiefs are holding the team Pre-season camp in Mpumalanga.The Team will travel back to Johannesburg on 15 July 2023. They will travel to Tanzania to face off against Young Africans S.C. in a friendly match and will travel to Botswana for their second friendly match against Township Rollers F.C.

Young Africans v

Kaizer Chiefs

22 July 2023	Young Africans	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Dar es Salaam,Tanzania
19:00 EAT(UTC+03:00) 18:00SAST(UTC+02:00)	Musonda 45+1'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium

Township Rollers v

Kaizer Chiefs

29 July 2023	Township Rollers	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Gaborone,Botswana
15:30 SAST (UTC+02:00)	Rakhale 80'	Report		Stadium: Botswana National Stadium

DStv Premiership

Main article: 2023–24 South African Premier Division

Kaizer Chiefs v Chippa United

6 August 2023 Matchday 1	Kaizer Chiefs	0–0	Chippa United	Durban
15:00 SAST		Report		Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium

Mamelodi Sundowns v Kaizer Chiefs

9 August 2023 Matchday 2	Mamelodi Sundowns	2–1	Kaizer Chiefs	Pretoria
15:00 SAST	Ribeiro 21' Maema 89'	Report	Du Preez 83'	Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium

TS Galaxy v Kaizer Chiefs

20 August 2023 Matchday 3	TS Galaxy	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Mbombela
15:00 SAST	Peterson (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Mbombela Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v AmaZulu

26 August 2023 Matchday 4	Kaizer Chiefs	3–0	AmaZulu	Soweto
20:00 SAST	Mmodi 4', 59' Castillo 87'	Report		Stadium: FNB Stadium

Stellenbosch v Kaizer Chiefs

30 August 2023 Matchday 5	Stellenbosch	0–2	Kaizer Chiefs	Stellenbosch
19:30 SAST	Adams 6' Titus 48', 55' Rayners 81'	Report	Mmodi 52' Saile 89' Mmodi 45' Shabalala 82'	Stadium: Danie Craven Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Royal AM

16 September 2023 Matchday 6	Kaizer Chiefs	0–0	Royal AM	Soweto
20:00 SAST		Report	Sithole 76' Ngcobo 79'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

Supersport United v Kaizer Chiefs

20 September 2023 Matchday 7	Supersport United	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Polokwane
19:30 SAST	Dzvukamanja 2'	Report		Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Sekhukhune United

30 September 2023 Matchday 8	Kaizer Chiefs	2–1	Sekhukhune United	Soweto
20:00 SAST	Castillo 59' Dove 76' Maart 41'	Report	Mokwana 45' Cardoso 49'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Cape Town City

3 October 2023 Matchday 9	Kaizer Chiefs	0–1	Cape Town City	Soweto
19:30 SAST			Mayo 58'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

Golden Arrows v Kaizer Chiefs

28 October 2023 Matchday 10	Golden Arrows	2-1	Kaizer Chiefs	Mpumalanga
20:00 SAST	Mutizwa 20' , 54 '	Report	Hlanti 23'	Stadium: Mpumalanga Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Cape Town Spurs

8 November 2023 Matchday 11	Kaizer Chiefs	3-2	Cape Town Spurs	Soweto
19:30 SAST	Castillo 15' Chivaviro 25' Saile 83'	Report	Phewa 43' Baartman 90'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Orlando Pirates

11 November 2023 Matchday 12	Kaizer Chiefs	0-1	Orlando Pirates	Soweto
15:30 SAST			Makgopa 20'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

Moroka Swallows v Kaizer Chiefs

26 November 2023 Matchday 13	Moroka Swallows	0-1	Kaizer Chiefs	Bloemfontein
15:30 SAST			Saile 82'	Stadium: Seisa Ramabodu Stadium

Polokwane City v Kaizer Chiefs

9 December 2023 Matchday 14	Polokwane City	0-1	Kaizer Chiefs	Polokwane
15:30 SAST			Mmodi 51'	Stadium: Old Peter Mokaba Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Richards Bay

23 December 2023 Matchday 15	Kaizer Chiefs	1-0	Richards Bay	Soweto
15:30 SAST	Ngcobo 42'			Stadium: FNB Stadium

Sekhukhune United v Kaizer Chiefs

30 December 2023 Matchday 16	Sekhukhune United	1-1	Kaizer Chiefs	Polokwane
20:00 SAST	Mokwana 42'		Chivaviro 81'	Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v TS Galaxy

13 February 2024 Matchday 17	Kaizer Chiefs	v	TS Galaxy	Soweto
19:30 SAST				Stadium: FNB Stadium

Royal AM v Kaizer Chiefs

18 February 2024 Matchday 18	Royal AM	0-0	Kaizer Chiefs	Durban
15:30 SAST				Stadium: Chatsworth Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Moroka Swallows

2 March 2024 Matchday 19	Kaizer Chiefs	0-0	Moroka Swallows	Soweto
17:30 SAST				Stadium: FNB Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Golden Arrows

5 March 2024 Matchday 20	Kaizer Chiefs	1-0	Golden Arrows	Soweto
19:30 SAST	Duba 11'			Stadium: FNB Stadium

Orlando Pirates v Kaizer Chiefs

9 March 2024 Matchday 21	Orlando Pirates	3-2	Kaizer Chiefs	Soweto
15:30 SAST	Saleng 24', 68' Lebitso 58'		Du Preez 6' , 44'	Stadium: Orlando Stadium

Cape Town City v Kaizer Chiefs

30 March 2024 Matchday 22	Cape Town City	0-0	Kaizer Chiefs	Cape Town
15:30 SAST				Stadium: Cape Town Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Stellenbosch

2 April 2024 Matchday 23	Kaizer Chiefs	0-1	Stellenbosch	Soweto
19:30 SAST			Titus 45+1'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

Chippa United v Kaizer Chiefs

6 April 2024 Matchday 24	Chippa United	2-0	Kaizer Chiefs	Gqeberha
15:00 SAST	Eva Nga 21' Kwayiba 32'			Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Richards Bay v Kaizer Chiefs

20 April 2024 Matchday 25	Richards Bay	1-0	Kaizer Chiefs	Richards Bay
15:00 SAST	Mcineka 64'			Stadium: Richards Bay Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Supersport United

27 April 2024 Matchday 26	Kaizer Chiefs	2 - 1	Supersport United	Soweto
17:00 SAST	Saile 19' Shabalala 76'		Dzvukamanja 53'(pen.)	Stadium: FNB Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Mamelodi Sundowns

30 April 2024 Matchday 27	Kaizer Chiefs	v	Mamelodi Sundowns	Soweto
19:30				Stadium: FNB Stadium

AmaZulu v Kaizer Chiefs

11 May 2024 Matchday 28	AmaZulu	v	Kaizer Chiefs	Durban
17:00 SAST				Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Polokwane City

18 May 2024 Matchday 29	Kaizer Chiefs	v	Polokwane City	Soweto
15:00 SAST				Stadium: FNB Stadium

Cape Town Spurs v Kaizer Chiefs

24 May 2024 Matchday 30	Cape Town Spurs	v	Kaizer Chiefs	Cape Town
15:00 SAST				Stadium: Athlone Stadium

MTN 8

Main article: 2023 MTN 8

Kaizer Chiefs will play their first MTN 8 match against Cape Town City F.C. The fixture was automatically confirmed at the end of the 2022–23 South African Premier Division as Cape Town City finished on 4th position and Kaizer Chiefs finishing in the 5th position of the Log. ^[4]

Cape Town City v Kaizer Chiefs

13 August 2023	Cape Town City	1–2	Kaizer Chiefs	Cape Town
15:00 SAST	van Heerden 23' Rhodes 25' Ambina 90+5'	Report	Du Preez 36' Castillo 90+4' Hlanti 27' Potsane 45+2'	Stadium: Athlone Stadium

Kaizer Chiefs v Mamelodi Sundowns

2 September 2023	Kaizer Chiefs	1–1 (1–1 agg.)	Mamelodi Sundowns	Soweto
15:00 SAST	Castillo 61', 38' Mmodi 42'	Report	Mvala 21' Modiba 27' Mudau 85', 90+3'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

Mamelodi Sundowns v Kaizer Chiefs

23 September 2023	Mamelodi Sundowns	2-1	Kaizer Chiefs	Pretoria
15:00 SAST	Shalulile 1', 45+4' Lebusa 36' Boutouil 49' Maseko 57'	Report	Du Preez 34'(pen.) Maart 58'	Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium

Carling Knockout Cup

Main article: 2023 Carling Knockout Cup

Kaizer Chiefs v AmaZulu

October 2023	Kaizer Chiefs	0-1	AmaZulu	Soweto
TBD SAST		Report	Fillies 88'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

Nedbank Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Nedbank Cup

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Kaizer Chiefs v Milford

25 February 2024 Nedbank Cup Round of 32	Kaizer Chiefs	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4-5 p)	Milford	Johannesburg
16:00 SAST	Chivaviro	Report	Mthabela 26' 111'	Stadium: FNB Stadium
	Penalties
	Maart Castillo Chivaviro Du Preez Solomons		Mbhele Sigomoshe Ngxongo Cele Hleza

Statistics

More information Overall, Home ...


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
9	3	2	4	8	6	+2	11	2	2	1	5	2	+3	1	0	3	3	4	−1

More information matchday, ground ...

matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Results	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L
Position	10	12	12	11	5	5	8	5	8
Points	1	1	1	4	7	8	8	11	11

Source: psl
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

More information Competition, First match ...

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2023–24 South African Premier Division	6 August 2023	24 May 2024	Matchday 1	TBD	9	3	2	4	8	6	+2	033.33
2023–24 Nedbank Cup	February 2024	23 September 2023	Round of 32	Semi-Finals	3	1	1	1	4	4	+0	033.33
2023 MTN 8	August 2023	TBD	Semi Finals	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
2023 Carling Knockout Cup	October 2023	TBD	Round of 16	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					12	4	3	5	12	10	+2	033.33

Source: Competitions

Goal Scorers

More information Rank, Name ...

Rank	Name	Competition				Total
Rank	Name	DStv Premiership	MTN 8	Carling Knockout Cup	Nedbank Cup	Total
1	Edson Castillo	2	2	0	0	4
2	Pule Mmodi	3	0	0	0	3
2	Ashley Du Preez	1	2	0	0	3
3	Christian Saile	1	0	0	0	1
3	Edmilson Dove	1	0	0	0	1

Assists

More information Rank, Name ...

Rank	Name	Competition				Total
Rank	Name	DStv Premiership	MTN 8	Carling Knockout Cup	Nedbank Cup	Total
1	Tebogo Potsane	2	0	0	0	2
	Ashley Du Preez	1	1	0	0
	Mduduzi Mdantsane	1	1	0	0
2	Christian Saile	0	1	0	0	1
	Mduduzi Shabalala	1	0	0	0
	Dillon Solomons	1	0	0	0
	Reeve Frosler	1	0	0	0

Clean Sheets

More information Rank, Name ...

Rank	Name	Competition				Total
Rank	Name	DStv Premiership	MTN 8	Carling Knockout Cup	Nedbank Cup	Total
1	Brandon Peterson	4				4
2	Itumeleng Khune
	Bruce Bvuma
	Bontle Molefe

Transfers

Transfer-In

More information Date, Position ...

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	DF	Thatayaone Ditlhokwe	SuperSport United	Free	^[5]^[6]
	DF	Given Msimango	TS Galaxy	ZAR 4'000'000	^[5]^[6]
	MF	Mduduzi Mdantsane	Cape Town City	ZAR 3'500'000	^[6]
		Edson Castillo	Caracas F.C.	undisclosed	^[7]
		Vicky Mkhawana	Kaizer Chiefs (Promoted)	—	^[8]
8 July 2023		Tebogo Potsane	Royal AM	undisclosed	^[9]
20 September 2023		Sibongiseni Mthethwa	Stellenbosch	ZAR 6'000'000	^[10]
1 July 2023	FW	Ranga Chivaviro	Marumo Gallants	undisclosed	^[11]
1 July 2023	FW	Pule Mmodi	Golden Arrows	undisclosed	^[12]
Loan In
7 August 2023	FW	Jasond González	Real Santa Cruz	Undisclosed	^[13]

Transfer-Out/Released

More information Date, Position ...


Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	ref.
May 2023	CB	Eric Mathoho	Released	—	^[14]
June 2023	CB	Siyabonga Ngezana	FCSB	ZAR12'000'000	^[15]
	MF	Phathutshedzo Nange	Released	—	^[16]
	MF	Cole Alexander			^[17]
13 July 2023	CB	Austin Dube			^[18]
1 August 2023	FW	Kgaogelo Sekgota			^[19]
16 August 2023	FW	Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana			^[20]
18 September 2023	MF	Kamohelo Mahlatsi			^[21]

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External links

•Kaizer Chiefs Website

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