Kaizer Chiefs sack head coach Molefi Ntseki, Cavin Johnson to take over the reins

South African soccer heavyweights of yesteryear, Kaizer Chiefs, have parted ways with head coach Molefi Ntseki just months after he was appointed and charged with the responsibility of ending the club’s nearly decade-long trophy drought.

A Chiefs statement said that the two parties had “amicably” agreed to part ways.

“I would like to thank coach Ntseki for his contribution to the club since he arrived here, both at the development level and with the senior team. We wish him success in his future endeavours,” said Chiefs sporting director, Kaizer Motaung Jnr.

The former Bafana Bafana coach joined the struggling Soweto side in June 2023. Before that, he had been Amakhosi’s head of technical and youth development.

His departure became increasingly likely when Amakhosi’s supporters began pelting him with projectiles after a series of disappointing results.

After Chiefs let slip another opportunity to clinch silverware for the first time since 2015 – in the form of the Carling Knockout Cup – the fans unleashed their frustrations on Ntseki.

The Glamour Boys lost 1-0 to AmaZulu in the first round of the newly formed cup competition. It was a follow-up to when they were ousted by Mamelodi Sundowns in the MTN8 semifinals.

In the DStv Premiership, the results were a roller coaster of note. Under Ntseki, Chiefs played nine league matches. Of those, three ended in victory. There were a couple of draws, but they suffered four defeats – the most recent coming before the Fifa international break, where they were downed 1-0 by Cape Town City, leaving them eighth on the log.

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