DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – SEPTEMBER 25: Inacio Miguel of Kaizer Chiefs shields Fiacre Ntwari of Kaizer Chiefs during the Betway Premiership match between AmaZulu FC and Kaizer Chiefs at Moses Mabhida Stadium on September 25, 2024 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)
The leadership crisis has continued to plague Kaizer Chiefs, as a new vice-captain Inacio Miguel has not been leading by example.
Miguel, who has been made the new captain by head coach Nasreddine Nabi, at least whenever Yusuf Maart is not on the field, has had an ill-discipline start at Chiefs.
The 28-year-old defender, after missing Amakhosi’s 2-2 draw against Magesi due to an accumulation of yellow cards, is set to miss the Glamour Boys’ next two matches after the international break, as just after he returned against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Carling Knockout, he got two bookings and was red-carded.
With Maart, who has been criticized for lack of leadership qualities in and out of the line-up under Nabi, Chiefs could be back to square one in finding the right type of a leader at the club, especially since the exit of stalwarts like former goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune.
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According to former Amakhosi captain Neil Tovey, the lack of leaders at the Soweto giants is one of the main problems they can’t get back to challenging for top honours.
“You need players, even at training when you’re not pulling your socks, [the late] Thabang Lebeses, Thabo Mooki, they knew if they didn’t lift their game at training I would be on top of them immediately, have a go at them, right from the training field, not just when it gets to the game performance!” Tovey said on SoccerBeat YouTube Channel.
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“The leadership, I think yes they’ve had leaders but I don’t know if they had that many like we’ve had in the past, who would really be on top of you if don’t perform and didn’t do your job as required, that I think is a big task that they need to get those leaders back into the club and the performances will raise,” Tovey affirmed.
Chiefs had at least four players captaining the side last season, goalkeeper Brandon Petersen, Khune, Yusuf Maart and Keagan Dolly.
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