Kaizer Chiefs‘ Marketing and Commercial Director Jessica Motaung has revealed plans are underway for the club to have a women's team.
The Glamour Boys ended their decade-long trophy drought after winning the Nedbank Cup. Winning silverware gave them a direct ticket to play in the Caf Confederation Cup in the 2025/26 edition.
It will be the first time Amakhosi will be taking part in Caf competitions for the first time since 2021, when they reached the Caf Champions League final but lost to Al Ahly.
For a team to play in Caf competitions, having a ladies' team is one of the requirements. The Marketing Director has now revealed the plans made by the management to ensure they get the women's team.
‘We have no choice'
It’s important, women’s teams are achieving now because they are legitimised, it’s not just about partnerships, it’s really about teams having women’s teams, it’s important and what will be key for other leagues, is saying we should have professional league, so our women have a space to play in,” she told the media.
“And other teams, like Kaizer Chiefs can have women’s teams to play in that platform; we have to, we have no choice, it will be a staggered approach, something we have to look at, but South Africa has to look at professionalising.
“The current status needs to be reviewed to make sure it’s feasible, clubs are struggling without the financial resources to hold it up, and you’re seeing that at Sasol League, Hollywoodbets League. It’s one of the things we as Chiefs have tried to say, how do we do it in the best way possible? Now with us being in CAF again, it’s important that we do it and we do it right,” Jessica concluded.
Amakhosi hope to finish in the top eight in the Premier Soccer League but must beat Polokwane City on Saturday to achieve that.
