Kaizer Chiefs are casting their net into Africa to find a new, reliable goalkeeper. Is this vastly experienced man the answer?
Kaizer Chiefs target Diarra
According to SoccerLaduma, Chiefs are keen on recruiting Malian goalkeeper Djigui Diarra. The 30-year-old has 65 caps for his country and worked with coach Nasreddine Nabi at Young Africans where the player has been since 2021. The club are reportedly underwhelmed with new signing Fiacre Ntwari, while Brucs Bvuna isn’t seen as a long-term option between the sticks.
“We believe that the club is still working on finding the right goalkeeper and that’s why they are still looking at all the different profiles of different goalkeepers. Yes, they have apparently shown interest in Toaster Nsabata and Xolani Ngcobo but they have not finalized next season’s signings yet and now they have inquired about Djigui (Diarra) from Yanga,” a source shared.
“They are apparently looking at a goalkeeper that they know with experience. So, out of the three, Nsabata, Ngcobo, and now Diarra, it seems the coaches know Diarra much better, having worked with him before in Tanzania,” revealed another source close to the club. “So, for now it’s just interest and an inquiry, so let’s see who they could finally get.”
Prime midfield target Salum ‘is not going anywhere’
Tanzanian goal-scoring midfielder Feisal Salum is staying put in his native country with Azam FC, according to SoccerLaduma via journalist Eric Ndagijimana. Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi knows the 27-year-old well after they worked together at Yanga SC. However, the Azam team have reinforced their desire to keep the star schemer.
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