RANKED: The FIVE greatest Kaizer Chiefs players in history
Feel free to disagree.
Listing all of the best Kaizer Chiefs players in history would be impossible, but we’re going to try and include a few of our recent favourites.
Are these the five best Kaizer Chiefs players in history?
Bernard Parker
You cannot argue with Bernard Parker’s goal stats as a Kaizer Chiefs player. After all, it is goals that win games, and Parker did plenty of that for the Glamour Boys. Now with TS Galaxy, the 36-year-old won four major honours with Amakhosi, including two DStv Premiership titles. He falls into the “underrated” bracket for sure.
Collins Mbesuma
Speaking of goals, who will ever forget the goal-scoring exploits of Zambian marksman Collins Mbesuma? His antics in the penalty area earned him a move to Portsmouth in 2005. All-in-all, Mbesuma bagged 55 goals in 173 DStv Premiership clashes. 25 goals in the 2004-05 season remains an all-time record that is unlikely to be touched. And it belongs to Mbesuma.
Itumeleng Khune
Known for his legendary distribution of the football, Itu Khune is a modern-day great in a goalkeeping context. Seven major honours with Chiefs and 91 caps for Bafana Bafana undoubtedly qualify Knune as a South African great. Although distribution is the trait that has made him famous around the world, don’t forget his amazing reflexes and loyalty. A true one-club man. What’s next for Itu? Whatever it is, his legendary status on the walls of Naturena is cemented.
Click to check out Itu’s amazing CV
Doctor Khumalo
“16 Valve” was an African champion with Bafana Bafana in 1996, and he regularly dazzled audiences in a Kaizer Chiefs jersey, who is fondly remembered for his wonderful vision and passing ability. To this day, his tally of 397 starts for Amakhosi is an all-time record. How much more legendary does it get than that?
John “Shoes” Mosheou
John “Shoes” Mosheou was the ultimate playmaker, combining silky skills and his ability to dictate play from the heart of midfield. Shoes was an AFCON winner in 1996 and then represented South Africa at France 1998 World Cup. Are there any modern equivalents of his skill set? What a gifted footballer. Pure silk and skill.
Two stints with Chiefs, alongside a spell with Turkish giants Fenerbache, make Shoes a legit cult figure and artist of football.
Honourable mentions
Lucas Radebe, Tsepo Masilela, Ace Nkuse, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Erick Mathoho, Siboniso Gaxa, Knowledge Musona, Patrick Pule “Ace“ Ntsoelengoe.
Who’s the greatest Kaizer Chiefs player ever to wear the club’s jersey?
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