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·12 July 2025
Kaizer Chiefs suffer third defeat on pre-season tour of the Netherlands

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·12 July 2025
Kaizer Chiefs don't seem to be at their best on their pre-season tour.
Kaizer Chiefs suffer third defeat on pre-season tour of the Netherlands
The Amakhosi's European tour has turned into a nightmare after suffering their third consecutive defeat, this time falling 1-0 to NEC Nijmegen in a quiet Overasselt afternoon.
Nasreddine Nabi, desperate to shake things up after a *4-0 thrashing by Utrecht* and a *2-1 loss to Vitesse*, rolled the dice with six new starters: Kwinika, Sirino, Zwane, Matlou, Morris, and Momodi all got their first taste of pre-season action. But the changes failed to spark a turnaround.
Questions are mounting. Is this just pre-season rust? Or are deeper issues emerging? One thing's clear—Chiefs' European trip has left fans with more concerns than answers.
The numbers make for grim reading: One goal in three games. As Kaizer Chiefs' Netherlands tour limps forward, new signing Flavio Silva's struggles epitomize their attacking woes - the Brazilian looking strangely out of sorts, his much-anticipated debut failing to spark.
Yet amidst the gloom, Nabi's stopwatch keeps ticking: Six precious weeks remain to transform this struggling squad before the real battles begin. A handful of players have flickered - just enough to suggest hope isn't lost. But with PEC Zwolle looming on Tuesday and Twente waiting to pounce, these final tour matches now carry unexpected weight.
Are these just preseason teething problems? Or the first cracks in Nabi's revolution? The answers may come sooner than Chiefs would like.