Are Kaizer Chiefs PSL title material? Nasreddine Nabi gives frank assessment - 'I would be lying and not an honest man'

Following a promising start to the Premier Socer League campaign which saw Kaizer Chiefs win their opening two games for the first time in five years, Amakhosi have now slumped in form.

They have since recorded two defeats and a draw in their last three games, leaving them in midtable.

Coach Nasreddine Nabi feels his team does not have what it take to compete for the league title which has eluded them since 2015.

“It’s true… but it’s a balance you need, you need to adjust yourself because the team we have… the project that’s there, but from my first press conference, I said I am here first to build a very good team, strong team,” said Nabi as per iDiski Times. 

“Then to be a contender for the [league] championship or any cup… I repeat again, that I am very realistic and honest about the mission that I am doing here. 

“If I tell you today that the team I have can be a contender for the championship, I would be lying and not an honest man, we first need to build a strong team and then we can compete for trophies," the Tunisian added. 

“It doesn’t mean we won’t give everything we have to win games and if there’s a cup to win, try to win it, we have a spirit of winners, I want the players to have it too, but again I repeat we need to be honest and realistic for everyone, so there’s no misunderstandings.”

The Soweto giants now find themselves eighth on the PSL table with 11 points fewer than log leaders Orlando Pirates who have, however, played a game more.

Having those number of points off the Buccaneers sees Chiefs risking losing track of the leaders as the campaign progresses.

That could be the reason why Nabi has insisted his men are not championship material.

The Soweto giants are finalising their preparations for Saturday's Carking Knockout quarter-final showdown with Mamelodi Sundowns.

They host the Brazilians as Nabi bids to become the first coach to lead Amakhosi to a major trophy since 2015.