AmaZulu FC's strategic player release aims for a brighter future

AMAZULU FC say their decision to release 17 players was a calculated reset to reverse a worrying decline and back head coach Arthur Zwane’s vision to return the club to the top.

- SMISO MSOMI

Speaking at the launch of the 2025 KZN Premier's Cup this week, club spokesperson Philani Ndlela said the mass clear-out was not just a reaction to recent results, but a strategic move shaped by where the team wants to go.

“If you look at the last five seasons, the club finished inside the top eight three times and twice outside. We played one cup final, which we lost, and you can see that in the last five seasons we did not do as well as we expected — in as much as we got an opportunity to play in the CAF Champions League,” said Ndlela.

“But our graph kept going down instead of going up, so it was important for us to have a turnaround.”