Kaizer Chiefs are cashing in on a senior player with a huge offer from Africa. Will they live to regret it?
Kaizer Chiefs send Ditlhokwe packing for R15.8 million
According to FARPost, 26-year-old central defender/left-back Thatayaone Ditlhokwe will move to Libya’s Al Ittihad before the Libyan transfer window shuts on Monday, 17 February. The fee they’re paying is in the region of R15.8 million. The Botswana international skipper will sign a two-and-a-half-year deal. Ditlhokwe has made nine Betway Premiership appearances this season after falling down the pecking order behind first-choice defensive pairing Inacio Miguel and Rushwin Dortley. He has been deployed at left-back in recent matches though.
“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.”
Chiefs haven’t contested a title race since 2020
Below are the points gaps between Chiefs and that season’s league champions. Doesn’t make for great reading, if you’re an Amakhosi fan.
- 2023-2024: 37 points (more than their total tally of 36)
- 2022-2023: 26 points
- 2021-2022: 18 points
- 2020-2021: 31 points
- 2019-2020: 2 points
- 2018-2019: 20 points
- 2017-2018: 12 points
- 2016-2017: 10 points
- 2015-2016: 25 points
- 2014-2015: N/a (Champions)
Upcoming Fixtures
Chiefs’ reward for a 4-0 drubbing of Free Agents FC is a Round of 16 clash at home against Chippa on Saturday 15 Feb at 18:00. Next up in the Betway Premiership for the Glamour Boys is a meeting with former mentor Gavin Hunt and his SuperSport charges on Tuesday 18 Feb at 19:30.
Will Chiefs regret letting Ditlhokwe go?
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