Kaizer Chiefs News Today: Kaze responds to ‘translator’ remarks, Maboe ‘is invaluable’ & more…

Here is what is making headlines around Kaizer Chiefs in the last 24 hours, including Lebohang Maboe’s impact at Amakhosi, Cedric Kaze response to critics & more.

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Maboe lauded by Kaizer Chiefs for his impact

Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze has credited the arrival of Lebohang Maboe as a key factor behind the club’s improved performances this season.

Maboe, 31, has re-joined the South African football spotlight after a career disrupted by a devastating knee injury, and has steadily established himself as a central figure in Chiefs’ midfield engine room this season.

“I think that in every game model you use in a football team, the midfield is very important and when the midfield works well, the rest of the team follows together, having a player who understands the game, it leads the other players, technically and mentally,” he stated.

“He knows when to go forward, when to slow down the game, he’s a player who is always looking to play forward — he plays very few passes back and he’s a player as well that has a very good delivery on set-pieces.

“To have this kind of technical player, with his experience is invaluable; he lifts the team up,” Kaze concluded.

Kaze responds to critics who questioned his credentials

Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze has responded defiantly to critics who have questioned his credentials, dismissing suggestions that he is nothing more than a translator who stumbled into a head coaching role at the Glamour Boys.

“You know, I know football is quite difficult and social media and everyone thinks their opinions are important but the biggest thing is the trust we have from the club and the trust we have in ourselves,” he opened up.

“I was going to say what others said before, it’s the biggest club in South Africa, I was born in a small country, Burundi — what are the odds that I’d be here? Which means I have been in very big spaces and these [comments] don’t hurt me personally.

“I know what I am capable of and with the trust that we have from the club, we will do everything we can do to place the team where it belongs,” the Burundian concluded.

How Shabalala bounced back from initial struggles and criticism

After weeks of heavy social media criticism, Mduduzi Shabalala is finally silencing the doubters.

Following Chiefs’ 2-0 win over TS Galaxy, co-coach Cedric Kaze opened up about how the technical team managed the young star’s dip in form.