Durban City FC coach Gavin Hunt has offered a candid assessment of Kaizer Chiefs’ current standing, zeroing in on one key element he believes the Soweto giants still lack.
Chiefs have gone about the 2025/26 Betway Premiership season with mixed results. After collecting three wins and a draw in their first five matches, the Glamour Boys suddenly went four matches without a single win.
The response eventually came in the form of two consecutive wins in the Betway Premiership, a 1-0 over Durban City FC and a swaggering 4-1 victory against Orbit College FC in Amakhosi’s most recent game.
Amakhosi brought in a host of new faces this season, including Thabo Monyane and Paseka Mako from Orlando Pirates, as well as the left-back Nkanyiso Shinga.
In midfield, Siphesihle Ndlovu and Lebohang Maboe have joined the fold, while the attack has been bolstered by the likes of Khanyisa Mayo, Flavio Silva, Etiosa Ighodaro, and Asanele Velebayi.
Speaking ahead of their clash with Amakhosi at the Moses Mabhida Stadium last Friday, Hunt shared his thoughts on where Chiefs stand at this moment. The former Amakhosi mentor believes the squad has the quality but is still struggling to find the right combinations.
KAIZER CHIEFS IN SEARCH OF COMBINATIONS
“They have a good squad of players, they are obviously good, maybe too big a squad there,” Hunt said on the Smash Sports podcast.
“They just haven’t found their [combinations], he fits better there, and he fits better there. Sometimes it happens at a big club like that.
“A lot of these squads, I mean, Orlando Pirates, have squads of 30, 40 players. Everyone is just as good as the next one. Who plays and who gets left out?
“I think Chiefs have the same problem. A lot of players have come in. There is a big turnover. The supporter obviously does not care about that. Every season, they just want to see who they are signing. Maybe there is no need for signings in a certain season.”
Meanwhile, Amakhosi finally ended their Betway Premiership four-match winless streak with a 1-0 win over Durban City last weekend.
Next up is an away fixture on Saturday, 22 November, against Magesi FC at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in the Betway Premiership.
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