2022–23 Kaizer Chiefs F.C. season

Kaizer Chiefs
2022–23 season
Chairman	Kaizer Motaung
Head Coach	Arthur Zwane
Stadium	FNB Stadium
DStv Premiership	5th
MTN 8	Semi-final
Nedbank Cup	Semi-final
Home colours	Away colours

This current 2022–23 of the South African Premier Division is Kaizer Chiefs' 27th consecutive season in the PSL League.^[1]

In December 2022 Kaizer Chiefs reached an agreement with the Municipality of Polokwane and signed an agreement to play some of their home games at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.^[2]

Squad

Season squad

Jersey No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)
GOALKEEPERS
1	Brandon Peterson	RSA	GK	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994
32	Itumeleng Khune	RSA	GK	(1987-06-20) 20 June 1987
34	Bontle Molefe	RSA	GK	(2003-06-01) 1 June 2003
44	Bruce Bvuma	RSA	GK	(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995
DEFENDERS
3	Eric Mathoho	RSA	DF	(1990-03-01) 1 March 1990
4	Zitha Kwinika	RSA	DF	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994
2	Edmilson Dove	MOZ	DF	(1994-07-18) 18 July 1994
27	Njabulo Ngcobo	RSA	DF	(1994-05-27) 27 May 1994
29	Thabani Dube	RSA	DF	(1992-11-16) 16 November 1992
30	Siyabonga Ngezana	RSA	DF	(1997-07-15) 15 July 1997
39	Reeve Frosler	RSA	DF	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998
MIDFIELDERS
5	Kamohelo Mahlatsi	RSA	MF	(1998-08-23) 23 August 1998
6	Siyethemba Sithebe	RSA	MF	(1993-01-06) 6 January 1993
8	Yusuf Maart	RSA	MF	(1995-07-17) 17 July 1995
10	Keagan Dolly	RSA	MF	(1993-01-22) 22 January 1993
12	Nkosingiphile Ngcobo	RSA	MF	(1999-11-16) 16 November 1999
17	Cole Alexander	RSA	MF	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989
18	Dillion Solomons	RSA	MF	(1996-05-13) 13 May 1996
19	Happy Mashiane	RSA	MF	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998
21	Sifiso Hlanti	RSA	MF	(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990
22	George Matlou	RSA	MF	(1998-07-12) 12 July 1998
24	Phathutshedzo Nange	RSA	MF	(1991-12-11) 11 December 1991
33	Sabelo Radebe	RSA	MF	(2003-02-03) 3 February 2003
37	Samkelo Zwane	RSA	MF	(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002
42	Mduduzi Shabalala	RSA	MF	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004
47	Lebohang Lesako	RSA	MF	(1999-07-03) 3 July 1999
n/a	Darrel Matseke	RSA	MF	n/a
FORWARDS
9	Ashley Du Preez	RSA	FW	(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997
11	Khama Billiat	ZIM	FW	(1990-08-19) 19 August 1990
14	Kgaogelo Sekgota	RSA	FW	(1997-06-22) 22 June 1997
28	Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana	BFA	FW	(1997-11-21) 21 November 1997
36	Wandile Duba	RSA	FW	(2004-06-27) 27 June 2004
21	Christian Saile	DRC	FW	(1999-11-30) 30 November 1999
46	Keletso Sifama	RSA	FW	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003

DStv Premiership

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	SuperSport United	30	14	9	7	34	22	+12	51	Qualification for Confederation Cup
4	Cape Town City	30	12	9	9	34	30	+4	45
5	Kaizer Chiefs	30	13	5	12	32	33	−1	44
6	Stellenbosch	30	10	10	10	39	38	+1	40
7	Sekhukhune United	30	10	10	10	24	27	−3	40

Source: Premier Soccer League

Matches

7 August 2022 1	Royal AM	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs	KwaZulu-Natal
17:30	Nascimento 1'	Report		Stadium: Chatsworth Stadium

9 August 2022 2	Kaizer Chiefs	3–0	Maritzburg United	Gauteng
19:30	Du Preez 4' Dolly 24' Shabalala 90+4'	Report		Stadium: FNB Stadium

13 August 2022 3	Mamelodi Sundowns	4–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Pretoria
15:00		Report		Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium

20 August 2022 4	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Richards Bay	Gauteng
20:00	Solomons 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium Referee: Abongile Tomm(South Africa) Man of the Match: Njabulo Ngcobo

23 August 2022 5	Cape Town City	2–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Cape Town
19:30	González 5' Fasika 62'	Report		Stadium: Cape Town Stadium

3 September 2022 6	Kaizer Chiefs	0–0	AmaZulu	Soweto
17:30		Report		Stadium: FNB Stadium Man of the Match: George Matlou

11 September 2022 7	Marumo Gallants	1–1	Kaizer Chiefs	Phokeng
	Makudubela 12'	Report	kwinika 84'	Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium

17 September 2022 8	Kaizer Chiefs	2–1	Supersport	Soweto
20:00	Bimenyimana 40' 54' (pen.)	Report	Grant Margeman 15'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

5 October 2022 9	Swallows	1–2	Kaizer Chiefs	Soweto
19:30 SAST	Isaacs 68'	Report	Bimenyimana 35' Dolly 45+1'	Stadium: Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium Man of the Match: Edmilson Dove

9 October 2022 10	Stellenbosch	1–3	Kaizer Chiefs	Cape Town
15:30 SAST	Mgaga 29'	Report	Bimenyimana 45+4' (pen.), 49' (pen.), 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium

15 October 2022 11	Kaizer Chiefs	1–2	Chippa United	Durban
17:30 SAST	Ngezana 43'	Report	Luthuli 54' Pfumbidzai 89'	Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium

19 October 2022 12	Kaizer Chiefs	2–2	TS Galaxy	Soweto
19:30 SAST	Du Preez 7' Dolly 81'	Report	Parker 33' Traore 41'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

29 October 2022 13	Orlando Pirates	0–1	Kaizer Chiefs	Soweto
15:30 SAST		Report	Yusuf Maart 74'	Stadium: FNB Stadium Attendance: 87,426 Referee: Victor Gomes Man of the Match: Yusuf Maart

31 December 2022 14	Kaizer Chiefs	2–0	Golden Arrows	Durban
15:30 SAST	Bimenyimana 14' Dove 38'	Report		Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium Man of the Match: Itumeleng Khune

7 January 2023 15	Kaizer Chiefs	0–1	Sekhukhune United	Soweto
20:00 SAST		Report	V. Mncube 49'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

13 January 2023 16	AmaZulu	4–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Durban
19:30 SAST	Zuma 14' Mphahlele 38' Dion 45' Bongi Ntuli 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium Man of the Match: Ramahlwe Mphahlele

21 January 2023 17	Kaizer Chiefs	0–1	Mamelodi Sundowns	Soweto
20:00 SAST		Report	Maema	Stadium: FNB Stadium

29 January 2023 18	Kaizer Chiefs	2–0	Royal AM	Polokwane
17:30 SAST	Hlanti 60' Du Preez 85'	Report		Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium Man of the Match: Sifiso Hlanti

5 February 2023 19	TS Galaxy	0–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Nelspreit
15:30 SAST		Report		Stadium: Mbombela Stadium

19 February 2023 20	Kaizer Chiefs	2–3	Golden Arrows	Polokwane
15:30 SAST	Sifiso Hlanti 8' M. Shabalala 47'	Report	N. Makhubela 45+1' Mutizwa 69', 78'	Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium

25 February 2023 21	Kaizer Chiefs	1–0	Orlando Pirates	Johannesburg
15:30 SAST	Ndah 89' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: FNB Stadium

4 March 2023 22	Richards Bay	0–1	Kaizer Chiefs	Durban
15:30 SAST		Report	Ngezana 8'	Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium

18 March 2023 23	Maritzburg United	2–3	Kaizer Chiefs	Petermaritzburg
20:00 SAST	De Goede 20' Soukouna 41'	Report	Dolly 5' Saile 10' Maart 76'	Stadium: Harry Gwala Stadium

1 April 2023 24	Kaizer Chiefs	2–1	Stellenbosch	Johannesburg
17:30 SAST	Du Preez 11' (pen.) Dolly 25'	Report	Stephens 16' Jabaar 46'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

8 April 2023 25	Kaizer Chiefs	1–1	Marumo Gallants	Johannesburg
20:00 SAST	Du Preez 6'	Report	Chivaviro 36'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

23 April 2023 26	Sekhukhune United	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Polokwane
17:30 SAST	Seabi 4'	Report		Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium

27 April 2023 27	Chippa United	0–1	Kaizer Chiefs	Gqeberha
15:30 SAST		Report	Du Preez 72'	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

1 May 2023 28	Kaizer Chiefs	1–2	Swallows	Polokwane
15:00 SAST	Saile 23'	Report	Damons 6' Sam 33'	Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium

13 May 2023 29	Supersport United	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Pretoria
15:00 SAST	Lungu 40'	Report		Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium

20 May 2023 30	Kaizer Chiefs	0–1	Cape Town City	Johannesburg
15:00		Report	Mdantsane 9'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

MTN 8

28 August 2022 2022 MTN 8 Quarter-final	Stellenbosch	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Kaizer Chiefs	Stellenbosch
15:00	Nduli 48'	Report	Du Preez 58'	Stadium: Danie Craven Stadium
	Penalties
	Mendieta Basadien Mgaga Van Rooyen Likuta		Alexander Dolly Ngcobo Nange

1 October 2022 2022 MTN 8 Semi-finals 1st leg	Kaizer Chiefs	1–1	AmaZulu	FNB Stadium
15:30 SAST	Dolly 61'	Report	G.Mhango 15'	Referee: Victor Gomes(South Africa) Man of the Match: Kgaogelo Sekgota

23 October 2022 2022 MTN 8 Semi-final 2nd leg	AmaZulu	0–0	Kaizer Chiefs	Durban
		Report		Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium Referee: Jelly Chivani

AmaZulu F.C. progressed to the final of the 2022 MTN 8 after winner with an away-goal after two matches(2 legs) against Kaizer Chiefs.

Nedbank Cup

10 February 2023 Round of 32	Maritzburg United	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Kaizer Chiefs	Pietermaritzburg
19:30 SAST		Report	Saile 92' Du Preez 113'	Stadium: Harry Gwala Stadium Man of the Match: Ngezana

12 March 2023 Round of 16	Kaizer Chiefs	2–1	Casric Stars	FNB stadium
18:00 SAST	B.C Bimenyimana 11' Du Preez 63'	Report	Mosadi 61'	Man of the Match: Shabalala

16 April 2023 Quarter final	Royal AM	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Kaizer Chiefs	Durban
18:00 SAST	Manganyi 28'	Report	Matlaba 36' (o.g.) Du Preez 102' (pen.)	Stadium: Chatsworth Stadium

6 May 2023 Semi-final	Kaizer Chiefs	1–2	Orlando Pirates	Soweto
15:00 SAST	Yusuf Maart 78'	Report	Kermit Erasmus 13' Sandile Mthethwa 124'	Stadium: FNB Stadium

Carling Black Label Cup

12 November 2022 Semi-finals	Orlando Pirates	0–0 (6–5 p)	Kaizer Chiefs	Soweto
12:00 SAST		Report		Stadium: FNB Stadium Man of the Match: Monnapule Saleng

Sparta MACUFE Cup

25 September 2022 Friendly match	Kaizer Chiefs	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Royal AM	Bloemfontein
15:00		Report		Stadium: Free State Stadium

Club statistics


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	13	5	9	31	29	+2	44	7	3	4	19	13	+6	6	2	5	12	16	−4

Rank	Name	League goals	Cup goals	Total goals
1	A. Du Preez	6	4	10
2	Bimenyimana	7	1	8
3	K. Dolly	5	1	6
4	Christian Saile	1	1	2
	M. Shabalala	2	0
	S. Ngezana	2	0
	Y. Maart	2	0
	S. Hlanti	2	0
5	D. Solomons	1	0	1
	Z. Kwinika	1	0
	E. Dove	1	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
July 2022	DF	RSA	Zitha Macheke	Stellenbosch	^[3]
	FW	RSA	Ashley Du Preez	Stellenbosch
	AM	RSA	Siyethemba Sithebe	AmaZulu
	MF	RSA	D. Solomons	Swallows F.C.
		RSA	Kamohelo Mahlatsi
		RSA	G. Matlou
		RSA	Yusuf Maart	Sekhukhune United
August 2022	DF	MOZ	Edmilson Dove	Cape Town City
August 2022	FW	BDI	Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana	FC Kaisar
January 2023	FW	DRC	Christian Saile	Nchanga Rangers

Transfers out


Date	Position	Nationality	name	To	Ref.
January 2023	MF	RSA	Njabulo Blom	St. Louis City SC

Released

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
July 2022	GK	NGA	Daniel Akpeyi	n/a	^[3]
	DF	RSA	Daniel Cardoso	Sekhukhune United	^[4]
		RSA	Ramahlwe Mphahlele	AmaZulu	^[5]
		RSA	Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya	n/a	^[3]
	MF	AUS	Kearyn Baccus	n/a
	MF	KEN	Teddy Akumu	n/a
	WF	RSA	Dumisani Zuma	AmaZulu	^[6]
	AM	RSA	Lebogang Manyama	n/a	^[3]
	FW	ZAM	Lazarous Kambole	Young Africans	^[7]
		COL	Leonardo Castro	n/a	^[3]
		SRB	Samir Nurković	n/a
		RSA	Bernard Parker	n/a

Loaned out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref
July 2022	MF	RSA	Lebohang Lesako	Swallows F.C.	^[3]
July 2022	MF	RSA	Darrel Matsheke	Swallows F.C.	^[3]
January 2023	FW	RSA	Keletso Sifama	Casric Stars

References

^ "Premier Soccer League – www.psl.co.za – official website". psl.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ "'Kaizer Chiefs deal is done' – Polokwane Municipality's Sebaka confirms Peter Mokaba Stadium agreement". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Kaizer Chiefs transfers: Ins and outs ahead of the 2022–23 season". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ Mothoagae, Keba (5 July 2022). "Daniel Cardos joins Sekhukhune United after acrimonious Kaizer Chiefs split". SportsBrief – Sport news. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Official: Ramahlwe Mphahlele joins AmaZulu after Kaizer Chiefs exit". Soccer Laduma. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Dumisani Zuma, Latest News & Player Profile". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Kambole: Ex-Kaizer Chiefs striker agrees terms with Young Africans". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[1] "Premier Soccer League – www.psl.co.za – official website". psl.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[2] "'Kaizer Chiefs deal is done' – Polokwane Municipality's Sebaka confirms Peter Mokaba Stadium agreement". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[:0-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Kaizer Chiefs transfers: Ins and outs ahead of the 2022–23 season". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[4] Mothoagae, Keba (5 July 2022). "Daniel Cardos joins Sekhukhune United after acrimonious Kaizer Chiefs split". SportsBrief – Sport news. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[5] "Official: Ramahlwe Mphahlele joins AmaZulu after Kaizer Chiefs exit". Soccer Laduma. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[6] "Dumisani Zuma, Latest News & Player Profile". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[7] "Kambole: Ex-Kaizer Chiefs striker agrees terms with Young Africans". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

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