Kaizer Motaung Jr on why Kaizer Chiefs chose Netherlands for pre-season
Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr has explained why the club chose to have their pre-season in the Netherlands.
Chiefs will play five training games against SBV Vitesse Arnhem (08 July 2025), FC Utrecht (11 July 2025), NEC Nijmegen (12 July 2025), PEC Zwolle (15 July 2025) and FC Twente Enschede (16 July 2025).
“It’s about cross-cultures and about having a pre-season at a higher level than we are used to, which also has to do with having really competitive training matches,” Motaung Jr. told the club’s website.
“Training and playing games in Europe is also about getting players out of their comfort zone,” Motaung Jr. adds. “It’s a different environment; it’s about a lot of travelling to the training matches and it’s about preparing the mindset of the players for the upcoming season.”
“We want the players to test themselves against these really strong sides,” continues Motaung Jr. “They will learn from it and will not only become better as individual players, but, maybe even more important, improve as a team.
“That’s why we are so happy that the Chairman, Dr Kaizer Motaung, and the Board supported us to go overseas for pre-season again.”