Posted in News, Team News on Sep 05, 2024.
Kaizer Chiefs will begin their 55th South African domestic top flight season - their 29th of the Premier Soccer League era, since its inception in 1996-97 - with an away game against Marumo Gallants in Bloemfontein on Saturday, 14 September 2024.
Following a disappointing 2023/24 campaign, much has changed at Naturena, as management acted decisively to rectify the situation. With a raft of new faces arriving, and some familiar ones departing, hopes are high among the Amakhosi Faithful that newly-appointed head coach Nasreddine Nabi can shape the players into a formidable, cohesive unit that can challenge for top honours in the coming season.
Speaking at the launch of the 2024/25 Betway Premiership, the 59-year-old Tunisian tactician said, “I don’t have any magic potion to take Kaizer Chiefs to where they used to be, but I am here to do my very best to get the Club back to where it belongs, at the top. My mission is to bring the glory days back to Kaizer Chiefs I cannot make promises on results but I can promise that I will all do everything I possibly can to do well this season.”
What other key games are there to look out for? www.kaizerchiefs.com highlights some not-to-be-missed encounters in the coming season.:
The Start
The opening month of the 2024/25 league campaign sees Amakhosi face a tight schedule of four matches in 10 days, with games against Stellenbosch, AmaZulu and Mamelodi Sundowns following their opener against Gallants.
Kaizer Chiefs vs Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch will be the opposition for Chiefs’ first home league game of the new season on 22 September, kicking off at FNB stadium at 15:00. It will be the 11th league game between the teams since they first met in the 2019-20 season, and will be the sixth successive campaign the teams will meet in the top- flight.
Kaizer Chiefs vs Mamelodi Sundowns
After Amakhosi return from an away game against AmaZulu, they host, Mamelodi Sundowns, at the FNB Stadium on 28 September. The Glamour Boys will be looking to set down a marker for the season with a good showing against the defending league champions, and will be targeting a positive result to round out September. The game will kick off at 15h00.
Derby Day
Fans scanning over the 2024/25 season fixtures would have been anticipating when Chiefs would face their township rivals, Orlando Pirates. They might have to wait until next year. Should they not be drawn to meet in the Knockout Cup, then the first league Derby of the season will take place on 1 February, 2025. Pirates will be the designated hosts for the first game with Amakhosi reciprocating on 3 May in the return game.
Cup Competitions
The Knockout Cup, involving all 16 top -flight teams, is scheduled to start in mid- October. Chiefs’ fixture in the round of 16 will be made public in a draw scheduled to take place within the next month. South Africa’s main cup competition, the Nedbank Cup, is scheduled to begin in late January 2025, beginning with the round of 32.
