Maboe returns to Chiefs, aiming to restore glory

KAIZER Chiefs’ new midfielder Lebohang Maboe is on cloud nine after returning to the club this season, vowing to do his best to help bring back the glory days.

- MIHLALI BALEKA

Maboe cut his football teeth at Chiefs, but he never got the chance to don the senior team’s jersey, as he opted to seek greener pastures in both the National First Division and the top flight. The 30-year-old attacker rose to stardom at Maritzburg United — now known as Durban City — before enjoying a decorated career at Mamelodi Sundowns, where he won seven league titles.

However, when he learnt that he would not be returning to Sundowns this season after his loan spell with the now-defunct SuperSport United came to an end, he didn't think twice about rejoining Chiefs when they came knocking.

“It’s such an honour and a privilege for me to be back home — it’s a big institution,” said Maboe, on the sidelines of Chiefs’ 2025 Nedbank Cup Multipurpose Sports Court Handover at Phulong Secondary School in Kwa-Thema, Springs.