One of the seven players Kaizer Chiefs signed at the start of the season finds himself in a limbo with regards to his future at the club.
There was a lot of optimism about Kaizer Chiefs at the start of the current season as it represented change.
That had to be the case after Chiefs finished in their lowest position ever in the previous campaign.
Chiefs then wasted no time in releasing players as a first step towards the change. But the most significant one would always be the coaching alteration. Amakhosi finally got their man in Nasreddine Nabi who was allowed to bring his technical team. Having done so, a lot was expected from him and his staff.
Chiefs signed Sam from Pirates
The expectation was that a top coach would be able to do much more with the Chiefs squad. But with that said, Nabi still was given seven new signings to help him on his new journey. The first of those signings was left-back Bongani Sam. It was a bit of strange signing by Amakhosi seeing as though the player had a lack of football.
Sam was loaned out by arch rivals Orlando Pirates to another Soweto giant in Moroka Swallows last season. In his first spell at the club, he famously scored against Chiefs in a 2-1 victory. His second spell lasted just six months after being released in January last year. Strangely, he didn’t return to the Buccaneers at that time. Perhaps still recognising the ability, Amakhosi took a chance on his situation tempting their rivals.
This publication has it on good authority that Chiefs parted ways with R3 million in order to sign Sam. Upon arriving at the club, he immediately suffered a long-term injury. Bradley Cross was then signed and assumed the position. That injury ruled him out of the first part of the season. Now that he has recovered, he has not had a look in. This despite Cross also being out with a long-term injury.
Sam has only played in two friendly matches for Chiefs the Cufa Cup and the Premiers Cup in his hometown Gqeberha. The update on him after that was he was working on his match fitness. It has been at least two months since that now and he is yet to get onto a Betway Premiership match day squad. Nabi has preferred centre back Thatayaone Ditlhokwe at left-back with Happy Mashiane in reserve. This publication was also reliably in formed that Nabi was not impressed by club management signing the player.
