R15,7 million done deal: Chiefs sell defender to African giants!
Breaking News! Betway Premiership giants Kaizer Chiefs have reportedly accepted an offer to sell Thatayaone Ditlhokwe to Al-Ittihad.
Kaizer Chiefs have reportedly completed a shock deal with Libyan giants Al-Ittihad for Botswana international Thatayaone Ditlhokwe.
THATAYAONE DITLHOKWE LEAVING KAIZER CHIEFS
According to FARPost‘s leading reporter, Mthokozisi Dube, the 26-year-old Amakhosi central defender/ left-back will make the move before the Libyan transfer window shuts on Monday, 17 February. “Libyan giants Al Ittihad are on the verge of finalising a deal for Kaizer Chiefs defender Thatayaone Ditlhokwe, hoping to complete the transfer before the window closes on February 17,” Dube reported. “Ditlhokwe’s potential move to Al Ittihad comes at a point when his career at Chiefs was beginning to flourish, following his strong performances that earned him a place in the starting lineup.”
Additionally, leading African Micky Jr believes that Al Ittihad will pay Kaizer Chiefs USD 850 000 (R15.7 million) for a two-and-a-half-year deal.
In the meantime, coach Nasreddine Nabi is left with four options at left-back:
- Bradley Cross
- Happy Mashiane
- Bongani Sam
- Edmilson Dove.
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SIYETHEMBA SITHEBE LEAVES RICHARDS BAY
The former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siyethemba Sithebe is looking for new employment.
The 32-year-old player from Newcastle, KwaZulu Natal, left Richards Bay after just eight appearances in seven months. It was reported that the former Kaizer Chiefs man was released after clashing with the coaching staff.
“What I can say is that sometimes you do things as a senior player, not knowing that they can put you in a bad situation,” Sithebe told FARPost. “The situation happened in the changing room after the game because, as a senior player, you stand up if things are not going well, and you know the emotions were high; I didn’t know this was going to end the way it did.
“And what I can say is that our situation with Richards wasn’t that bad because, after a loss, I could see that the decisions made by the coaches could have been better.
“I spoke out in the dressing room, trying to show coaches that some of the decisions they take are not good, that’s what happened,” the former AmaZulu and Kaizer Chiefs midfielder added.