Kaizer Chiefs dealt a blow in race for local striker? Here is the latest!

Kaizer Chiefs fans had hoped to see Victor Letsoalo join their club before the closing of the transfer window on 31 August.

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However, that appears to be a dream that may not even come true this season as Letsoalo is still under contract at Royal AM.

Letsoalo’s absence in Royal AM’s opening league match against Swallows raised eyebrows that he might actually have decided not to be part of Bloemfontein Celtic’s sale to the KwaZulu-Natal outfit.

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And the fact that Chiefs recently inquired about the striker’s availability fueled speculation that Letsoalo could resurface at Naturena.

But Royal AM CEO Sinky Mnisi has quelled the speculation, saying Letsoalo is contracted to them, and that the reason he missed the match against Swallows was due to ‘an administration issue’.

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“Letsoalo has a contract with us,” Mnisi told Daily Sun.

“It was just an administration issue that needed to be sorted out.”

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Letsoalo is one local striker that has quietly been doing his job without really getting the credit he deserves.

He enjoyed his football at Bloemfontein Celtic where he scored 35 top-flight goals and recorded eight assists in 132 competitive matches.

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