Chiefs facing most important transfer window

KAIZER Chiefs find themselves at the crossroads of revival and regression - and the transfer window ahead could be the difference between staying stuck in the past or finally stepping into a promising future.

- SMISO MSOMI

With the dust barely settled on their long-awaited Nedbank Cup triumph, Amakhosi must now prove that ending a decade-long trophy drought wasn't a fluke, but the beginning of a new era.

After years of underachievement, finishing well off the pace in the Betway Premiership and cycling through coaches at an alarming rate, Chiefs' decision-makers now have a chance - and the responsibility - to get this one right.

A decade without silverware has taken its toll on the club's stature and shaken the belief of its massive fan base. But the Nedbank Cup win provided a glimmer of hope. Now, the job is to build on it.