Netherlands news

Netherlands want Van Gaal as adviser

The national team have crumbled since the former Barcelona and Ajax boss guided them to a bronze medal in the World Cup and he could be set to return

Netherlands problems bigger than Blind

The former Ajax player leaves the team in a disastrous situation in World Cup qualifying and there is little reason to be confident in the KNVB

Blind sacked as Netherlands coach

Following the World Cup qualifying defeat on Saturday night, the former Ajax defender has been relieved of his duties

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Blind pays for risks as Netherlands lose

The Dutch are left in a bad position in their World Cup qualifying group after their 2-0 defeat to Bulgaria and questions must be asked of the coach

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De Jong impressed by Ireland

The PSV striker cancelled out Shane Long's opener at the Aviva Stadium and believes that Martin O'Neill's team can do well at the European Championsh…

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Arter hoping to make daughter proud

The Ireland midfielder wants to perform well this summer after his fiance lost the couple's first child last year

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Duffy reveals Euro 2016 ambitions

The Blackburn Rovers defender is eager to impress Martin O'Neill and make Ireland's final 23 man squad for the tournament

O'Neill: Euro 2016 too soon for Hogan

The Republic of Ireland boss has omitted the in-form Brentford striker from his provisional squad, favouring more established attackers

Payet display thrills Deschamps

The West Ham star made an excellent return to national team duties after nine months out of Les Bleus, and his coach was delighted with what he saw

France quartet sit out Netherlands

The coach has assessed his players and is ready to rest a number of options for the weekend's encounter - but they could play against Russia

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Dutch match to pause in Cruyff's honour

Supporters at Amsterdam ArenA will pay tribute to the Dutch great during the Oranje's friendly with France on Friday, with the Dutch football associa…

Blind to try defensive tactics

The failure to reach the European Championships finals still rankles inside the Oranje, and their coach believes weakness at the back contributed to …

Robben: It sucks missing Euro 2016

The Bayern Munich star has confessed that he is still struggling to come to terms with Netherlands' failure to book a ticket for France

Wales confirm Netherlands friendly

After starkly contrasting fortunes in their European Championship qualification campaigns, Chris Coleman's side will take on the Dutch in Cardiff nex…

Zenden expecting Blind to stay on

The former Oranje and Barcelona man singled out his compatriot as a future national coach, while insisting that the current occupant can ride out fai…

Long a doubt for Euro 2016 play-off

The Southampton striker picked up a knock while on international duty with Martin O'Neill's men, and an expected four-week puts his place in jeopardy…

Van Persie on Netherlands future

Despite the failure of Danny Blind's side to qualify for a play-off spot, the former Arsenal and Manchester United striker insists he will not 'run a…

Blind will stay - Van Oostveen

The KNVB director maintains the coach will remain in charge of Netherlands, who failed to even secure a play-off for a place at Euro 2016

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Sneijder: Blind must stay

The boss is under pressure after failing to lead Oranje to France 2016 but the Galatasaray playmaker says that is the players who are to blame

Cruyff: Netherlands painful viewing

The Oranje icon believes the nation's third-placed finish at World Cup 2014 was a false dawn and that they are incapable of building strong attacking…

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RVP wishes 100th cap had been a start

The Fenerbahce striker spoke about the landmark match which kept Netherlands' Euro 2016 hopes alive, while lamenting the loss of two goalkeepers to i…

Blind: Netherlands have 15 injuries

The Oranje coach was unable to hide his frustration with his side's fitness problems after their 2-1 win over Kazakhstan in Euro 2016 qualification

Daley Blind backs father Danny

The Oranje are on the verge of missing out on the European competition with just two games left of qualifying, but the ex-Ajax man insisted his dad w…

Van Persie situation concerns Blind

The striker joined the Turkish club from Manchester United in the summer but has struggled to nail down a starting spot at his new club, much to his …

Frequently asked questions

Kaizer Chiefs were founded in January 1970 when Kaizer Motaung returned to South Africa from the USA where he played as a striker for the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League (NASL).

Club founder Kaizer Motaung combined his own first name with the second name of the club (Atlanta Chiefs) he played for while in the USA.

Kaizer Motaung is the owner and chairman of the club with various other undisclosed individuals and entities holding shares in the club.

The club’s official home ground is the FNB Stadium but the club regularly plays home matches at other grounds, most notably the Moses Mabhida Stadium and New Peter Mokaba Stadium.

The club is known as Amakhosi or The Glamour Boys by fans.

52 domestic trophies and one African Cup Winners Cup (2001).

Chiefs have won a total of 12 league titles under the auspices of the PSL (4), NSL (3) and NPSL (5).

Doctor Khumalo holds this record with 497 appearances.

Marks Maponyane with 85 goals.

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