Kaizer Chiefs Announce Mass Clearout, Daniel Cardoso, Lee Baxter and Leonardo Castro Among Those Released

Kaizer Chiefs Announce Mass Clearout, Daniel Cardoso, Lee Baxter and Leonardo Castro Among Those Released

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  • Kaizer Chiefs have announced that their parting ways with numerous first-team players at the club
  • Daniel Cardoso, Leonardo Castro and Daniel Akpeyi are among some of the names whose services are no longer needed
  • Lee Baxter has also been let go by the club, not too long after his father was sacked by the Amakhosi as well

Kaizer Chiefs are in the process of a mass clearout at the Naturena.

The Amakhosi announced on their social media pages that a host of players, and some technical staff, would be parting ways with the club.

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Kaizer Chiefs have announced a mass clearout of players and a member of the technical staff. Image: @soccerzela/ta_faku/@Sbn_ZA
Source: Twitter

Kearyn Baccus, Daniel Akpeyi, Leonardo Castro, Daniel Cardoso, Lebogang Manyama, Lazalous Kambole and Samir Nurković will all leave the club at the end of June.

Samir Nurković was one of the first names announced, KickOff reported.

The Amakhosi have also put Anthony Akumu Agay on the transfer list and parted ways with goalkeeper coach, Lee Baxter.

Baxter, the son of former manager Stuart Baxter, was recently in the news after his clash with Njabulo Ngcobo.

Ngcobo refused to shake Arthur Zwane’s hand after he was substituted and Baxter attempted to grab the player and force him to apologise, escalating the situation even more.

Fans are reactively positively to the news, feeling that it shows intent from the club to rebuild and challenge Mamelodi Sundowns once again.

Somizi Mhlongo wows Instagram followers with football skills and jokes that he’s signed with Kaizer Chiefs

Kaizer Chiefs have recently been linked with many names but never with Somizi Mhlongo.

The Idols SA judge linked himself with the Amakhosi when he shared a tongue-in-cheek post on Instagram.

Somgaga shred the video of himself in soccer attire, showcasing his footballing skills. Somizi captioned the video, ‘I’ve just signed with @kcfcofficial. It’s about time we win consistently.’

Kaizer Chiefs appoint Arthur Zwane as permanent head coach and name Dillon Sheppard as Amakhosi’s assistant coach

The wait is over for Kaizer Chiefs fans.

The Amakhosi held a special press briefing today in which they announced Arthur Zwane as their new head coach for the upcoming season. Zwane has been serving as an interim coach alongside Dillon Sheppard since the club sacked Stuart Baxter.

Numerous names were linked with the coaching role during that time, but fans believed that Zwane deserved the chance to lead the Soweto giants. Zwane has been handed a three-year contract. Dillon Sheppard will serve as the assistant coach.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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