With a few signings already in the bag, Kaizer Chiefs are looking forward to the new season ahead, having secured some of the players coach Nasreddine Nabi had hoped for.
Amakhosi have signed goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari, defenders Bongani Sam, Rushwin Dortley, and Inacio Miguel, as well as forward Gaston Sirino.
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However, they are still struggling to get a left-back and a striker at the moment.
Despite these challenges, former Chiefs coach Muhsin Ertugral believes coach Nabi should be happy with what he has at his disposal right now in terms of playing personnel.
In an exclusive one-on-one interview with Soccer Laduma, Ertugral said what matters is what the team has and what the technical team can work with currently.
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"Everybody has an opinion from the outside, inside knowledge is what counts. What counts is, the technical team has time to prepare as the league starts in mid-September and if you look at what the coach got in terms of new signings - he is happy. He has to be happy. They got the most of what he wanted. If you look at the old players and the new players it's a well-balanced team now and that will make the technical team happy," Ertugral told the Siya crew.
In addition, the Turkish-born mentor, who himself had a memorable time with Chiefs by winning trophies, believes that the coach has enough time to work with the team before their first league encounter on the 14th of September against Marumo Gallants.
"There is time for different concepts to develop and getting to know the ability of what is needed. Hopefully they will turn it around. South African football needs Chiefs to be in the race for the title. If you have Chiefs, Pirates and Sundowns in the title chase then you know South African football is back on top. You need Chiefs to be among title chasers," Ertugral concluded.
