WATCH | Chiefs will announce coach in due course - Jessica Motaung

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Jun 09, 2026 · 359 words · By Sihle Ndebele

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Kaizer Chiefs marketing director Jessica Motaung has reiterated that the club will announce the new coach in due course, as rumours are rife as to who will lead Amakhosi going forward.

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What happened

Kaizer Chiefs marketing director Jessica Motaung has reiterated that the club will announce the new coach in due course, as rumours are rife as to who will lead Amakhosi going forward.

Why it matters

The Chiefs coaching job is vacant after the club parted ways with interim co-coaches Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze at the end of the season, despite finishing third to qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup for the second season running.

Common ground

French coach Fernando da Cruz, who is familiar to Amakhosi, having briefly joined them in 2024 as one of coach Nasreddine Nabi’s assistants before departing barely a month into the job, is said to be the hot favourite to land the coaching job at Naturena.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Former Wydad Casablanca coach Sven Vandenbroeck has also been linked to Chiefs”

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Web search results explicitly confirm that Sven Vandenbroeck was the head coach of Wydad Casablanca.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022–23 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, was the 66th season of the Premier League and the 12th under its current format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_Botola_Pro

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Royal Armed Forces Sports Association (French: Association des Sports des Forces Armées Royales ASFAR; Arabic: جمعية القوات المسلحة), is a professional sports club based in Salé, but representing …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wydad Athletic Club, often known outside Morocco as Wydad AC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that competes in Botola Pro, the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wydad_AC

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Claim 2: “Motaung said at the Toyota Cup launch at the club’s Naturena Village on Tuesday”

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The evidence provided consists of general Toyota dealership and corporate websites, with no mention of a Toyota Cup launch event at Naturena Village.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 6, 2023 · Explore the newest Toyota trucks, cars, SUVs, hybrids and minivans. See photos, compare models, get tips, calculate payments, and more.
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web search NEUTRAL — Browse new cars for sale and find your perfect Toyota vehicle. Narrow current Toyota models down by new car prices, MPG or whatever you like.
https://www.toyota.com/all-vehicles/

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Claim 3: “Kaizer Chiefs marketing director Jessica Motaung has reiterated that the club will announce the new coach in due course”

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Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly confirm that Jessica Motaung is the Marketing Director of Kaizer Chiefs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kaizer Motaung (born 16 October 1944) is a former South African association football player and founder of Kaizer Chiefs FC, of which he is chairman and managing director. He was nicknamed "Chincha G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaizer_Motaung

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica Kaizer Motaung (born 23 August 1973) is a South African television personality, sports executive, and beauty pageant titleholder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Motaung

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) is a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premiership. The team is nicknamed AmaKhosi, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.

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Claim 4: “finishing third to qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup for the second season running”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant information about water bottles and general CAF tournament descriptions, but no specific data regarding Kaizer Chiefs' league position or qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup for two consecutive seasons.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup, officially the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, was the 23rd edition of the CAF Confederation Cup and 51st overall season of Africa's se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_CAF_Confederation_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual club football competition organized by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAF_Champions_League

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Claim 5: “French coach Fernando da Cruz... briefly joined them in 2024 as one of coach Nasreddine Nabi’s assistants before departing barely a month into the job”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of information about an ABBA song and general names, with no mention of a coach named Fernando da Cruz serving as an assistant to Nasreddine Nabi.

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web search NEUTRAL — " Fernando " is a song written by ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and their manager Stikkan Anderson. It was originally recorded for their fellow group member Anni-Frid Lyngstad, who i…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_(song)

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web search NEUTRAL — Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia (such as the Philippines, India, and…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando

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Claim 6: “They won the Zimbabwean league in their first season in the top flight”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding Scottland's league performance in their first top-flight season.

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Claim 7: “Having invited Young Africans of Tanzania and Ghana’s Asante Kotoko in the past two years”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Kaizer Chiefs hosted Young Africans of Tanzania (2024) and Asante Kotoko (2025) in the Toyota Cup.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Asante Kotoko clinch the 2025 Toyota Cup title in South Africa after a dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout win over Kaizer Chiefs Kotoko ✓✓❌❌❌ ...
https://www.facebook.com/cdeallyt.marokhu/posts/toyota-cup-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... SPORTS UPDATE: Young Africans defeat Kaizer Chiefs to lift the Toyota Cup Kaizer Chiefs' new head coach Nasreddine Nabi got a clear idea of the ...
https://www.facebook.com/kickoffmagazine/posts/kaizer-chiefs…

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Toyota Cup history so far: 2024: Inaugural edition - Kaizer Chiefs hosted Young Africans of Tanzania in Bloemfontein; Chiefs lost 0-4.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/africansoccerupdates/posts/1…

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Claim 8: “Scottland... have two former Chiefs players, Knowledge Musona and Khama Billiat, on their books”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results to confirm the roster of Scottland FC regarding Knowledge Musona and Khama Billiat.

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Claim 9: “Chiefs decided to invite... Zimbabwean champions Scottland, for this year’s Toyota Cup, billed for Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg on July 26”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Kaizer Chiefs played the Zimbabwean champions Scottland FC in the Toyota Cup on July 26 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kaizer Chiefs claimed the Toyota Cup for the first time after Mfundo Vilakazi’s first-half strike earned Amakhosi a deserved 1-0 victory over Zimbabwean champions Scottland FC at the Royal Bafokeng St…
https://iol.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-07-26-kaizer-chiefs-lift…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Zimbabwean moneybags are set to take on Kaizer Chiefs in the 2026 Toyota Cup at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg on Sunday, July 26, in what is the cup’s third edition.
https://farpost.co.za/2026/07/24/why-2026-toyota-cup-invitat…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kaizer Chiefs claimed the 2026 Toyota Cup on Sunday, 26 July, defeating Zimbabwean champions Scottland FC 1-0 at a packed Royal Bafokeng Stadium. Mfundo Vilakazi scored the only goal of the game in th…
https://briefly.co.za/sports/football/247979-kaizer-chiefs-c…

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Claim 10: “The Chiefs coaching job is vacant after the club parted ways with interim co-coaches Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze at the end of the season”

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Multiple independent news sources (eNCA, Backpage, and other web results) confirm that Kaizer Chiefs parted ways with interim co-coaches Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This current 2024–25 season of the league is Kaizer Chiefs' 29th consecutive season in the Premier Soccer League. It will be participating in 3 cup competitions including the current 2024–25 South Afr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C._sea…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations is an international age-restricted football tournament which is currently being held in Morocco from 13 May to 2 June 2026. The 16 national teams involved in the to…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Al Ahly SC is an Egyptian professional football club based in Cairo. The club first participated in an African competition in 1976. The first international cup they took part in was the African Cup of…
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