Kaizer Chiefs will face three Dutch top flight sides during their pre-season tour of the Netherlands in July.
Chiefs are set for a two-week pre-season tour of the Netherlands from July 4-19 and their itinerary includes five high-profile friendly matches, three against Eredivisie clubs.
The Glamour Boys will be based in Apeldoorn, 80km from the capital Amsterdam, and will begin their pre-season friendly matches against second-tier side SBV Vitesse Arnhem at Sportpark Driel, Driel on July 8 and it will be open to the public.
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Chiefs’ second game will take place three days later against top flight club FC Utrecht, who finished fourth last season and secured European football qualification, at Garderen, although it will be closed to the public.
The next day, Chiefs will face second tier club NEC Nijmegen at Overasselt and will also be open to the public before they take on PEC Zwolle at Meppel three days later, a match fans will be able to watch.
FC Twente Enschede, 2009-10 Dutch champions, will be Chiefs’ final opponents on July 16 at Delden and will also be open to the public.
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“During the camp, members of the media will be invited to attend selected training sessions, where there will be opportunities to engage with players and members of the technical team. Moreover, they will be able to interact with a group of Chiefs supporters who will be traveling with the squad,” said a statement from Chiefs.
“Kaizer Chiefs look forward to a successful and productive pre-season tour, confident that the experience will not only lay a strong foundation for the 2025/26 campaign but will also contribute to the strengthening of football ties between South Africa and the Netherlands.”
Chiefs, who camped in Turkey last year, ate hoping the trip to the Netherlands will prepare the team well for the 2025-26 season where improvements are expected after a disappointing ninth-place finish last term.
