Nabi gives insightful assessment of Kaizer Chiefs pre-season tour in Turkey
Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has given an insightful assessment of the club’s pre-season tour in Turkey ahead of the 2024/25 Betway Premiership season.
Amakhosi returned to South Africa a few days ago after a successful camp under the guidance of the new coach Nabi.
The highly-rated coach took over the coaching role at Chiefs in the off-season after the club finished 10th on the log standings in the last campaign.
Nabi replaced Cavin Johnson, who was the interim coach since October 2023. Prior to Johnson, Molefi Ntseki occupied the position but was dismissed after a poor start to the previous season.
Ntseki was eliminated from the MTN8 semi-finals by Mamelodi Sundowns and from the first round of the inaugural 2023 Carling Knockout Cup by AmaZulu FC.
Now, Chiefs aim to restore their former glory with the appointment of Nabi, renowned for his success in winning major African trophies.
WHAT DID NASREDDINE NABI SAY ABOUT KAIZER CHIEFS’ PRE-SEASON?
With the Tunisian tactician settling in at Naturena, he has admitted that the camp in Turkey has given the club a major boost in preparation for the upcoming season.
“First of all, I would like to thank Mr Kaizer [Motaung] jnr for accepting that we travel to Turkey and have a pre-season camp there,” Nabi said.
“It was very successful, it was also very important to get away from Johannesburg from. The pressure, especially after a very difficult ending of the last season.
“Also it was important for the new stuff and the coaches to adjust to the players and get to know each other and have intimate time together.
“It was very successful, we played few games against several teams and the games were not to easy, however as the time goes during this month, the pace will pick up and be at the level I want.”
Kaizer Chiefs will face Young Africans SC in the inaugural Toyota Cup on Sunday at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein. kickoff is at 15:00.
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