Former Kaizer Chiefs captain and goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune has explained how Amakhosi can improve their goalkeeping department.
Considered one of Chiefs' best and most popular goalkeepers, Khune represented the club's first team from 2004 to 2023.
Although he has yet to formally retire since leaving at the end of the previous season, the former Bafana Bafana shot-stopper now works as a soccer analyst for SABC Sport.
Khune recently voiced his disappointment with the current standard of goalkeeping at the Soweto giants, suggesting the club needs a local goalkeeper coach to improve all keepers across every level of the team.
KHUNE EXPRESSES DISSATISFACTION WITH CHIEFS GOALKEEPERS
“What is happening at Chiefs is heart-breaking for any Chiefs fan, because this is not what we're used to. Remember, if you look back, Chiefs have always produced great goalkeepers and you knew there's a number one and number two was not far off from number one,” Khune said on in an interview on TimesLIVE Video YouTube Channel as quoted by Soccer Laduma.
“But with the current generation, there's a big gap, we lack goalkeeper coaches. Foreigners occupy the number one, what does it do for our national team? When Ronwen (Williams) is not fit, we struggle (only) now Sipho Chaine is coming into the picture.
“You need a goalkeeper coach who is South African, who will push you to almost Ronwen's level, that's what used to happen at Chiefs. There was a season Brian Baloyi and Rowen Fernandez were rotating, competition was tight.
“After them, our generation, myself, Brilliant (Khuzwayo) and Reyaad Pieterse, we were not far off. The number one priority was clean sheets. The current generation, I don't know what's happening, if they're pushing each other.”
