Kaizer Chiefs have decided against renewing the contract of striker Ranga Chivaviro after his underwhelming spell at the club.
Chivaviro’s contract ends this month and he will have to look for a new club after Amakhosi decided to part ways with him after two years at Naturena where he failed to meet expectations.
The 32-year-old striker joined Chiefs ahead of the 2023-24 season with his stock high after netting 17 goals for Marumo Gallants but he could not replicate that for the Glamour Boys with this season seeing him disappoint even more.
How many goals did the striker score in two years?
Chivaviro leaves Chiefs after scoring just nine goals in all competitions in two seasons, damning statistics for a striker who promised so much and had delivered well elsewhere.
In his first season at Chiefs, Chivaviro scored just four goals, all coming in the PSL, where he played 20 games, while in the Nedbank Cup, MTN8 and Carling Knockout, he managed one game each and scored a piece.
That saw him complete the season with four goals from 23 games across all competitions but there was hope that there would be an improvement in fortunes the following campaign.
However, even after the change of coach with Nasreddine Nabi now in charge in 2024-25, Chivaviro still did not light up the FNB.
Nabi quickly lost faith the centre forward
He started the first five games under Nabi and scored two goals but by November, the tactician had started losing faith in him with bench roles now becoming common.
Chivaviro would score his third league goal in December and that was the end of it. He managed two more goals, one in the Nedbank Cup and another one in the Carling Knockout, and ended the season with five from 22 games.
With Chiefs disappointing in the league, where they finished ninth, attack was one of the areas that let them down, as they led the table on chance creation but had no one to convert them, leaving them short as they managed just 25 goals from 28 matches.
