Chiefs must make room for youngsters in their attractive project for the season

ROME wasn’t built in a day, I get it, and it’s an unending process to develop a player. But I feel for most of Kaizer Chiefs’ youngsters!

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Chiefs have been busy this transfer window, signing 11 new players to strengthen their squad for the new season as they want to compete on all fronts, including in the CAF Confederation Cup.

The new signings include some well-known names in the top flight, such as Khanyisa Mayo - who arrived at the club’s base in Naturena yesterday - Lebohang Maboe, Siphesihle Ndlovu, Paseka Mayo, Thabiso Monyane, and Etiosa Ighodaro.

The signings of these players, and others such as Luke Baartman and Asanele Velebayi, are a strong indication that coach Nasreddine Nabi and his technical staff are now done with “the process” and are going for the jugular.

That must be music to most Chiefs faithful, as the club has struggled to live up to their “mighty” status in the last 11 seasons after winning silverware - the Nedbank Cup - last season for the first time in a decade.

Yet if you’ve been an admirer of some of the youngsters in the team - like yours truly - then you can’t but be wary of the uncertainty that’s looming over their places in the senior team setup.