Ex-Amakhosi striker makes bold claim - 'Fans forced Kaizer Chiefs to employ Nasreddine Nabi, but if he was from here in South Africa, he would be long gone'

Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Fees Moloi has claimed that Nasreddine Nabi could have been sacked already had he been a South African.

According to the retired striker, Molefi Ntseki and Arthur Zwane are better coaches than Nabi, who joined Amakhosi after a stellar stint with Tanzanian giants, Young Africans and Moroccan side AS FAR Rabat.

"I prefer Brandon Peterson in goals because (Bruce) Bvuma's record this season doesn't allow him to start games," Moloi told KickOff.

"In football, if you don't produce results, you move aside. But I blame the coach. Can somebody tell me why Nabi is still at Kaizer Chiefs?

"If you can check records now, you will see he has done worse than both Arthur Zwane and Molefi Ntseki. The club must explain why they are keeping him when he is dismally failing.

"You cannot just go to coach in a foreign country and not include anyone from that country in your technical team," he added.

Further, Moloi says the club needs to appoint one of the Amakhosi legends to join Nabi's coaching staff.

"But Nabi has brought his assistant coaches and translator, and these boys are scared of him; even when he speaks, it's difficult to make sense of what he is saying," he added.

"They should put one of the Chiefs' legends on the bench, someone who will speak these boys' language and also calm them down when he shouts at them. To respect somebody and being scared of somebody are two different things.

"Now even the fans are unable to call for Nabi's sacking because they are the ones who forced the club to employ him. But if Nabi was from here in South Africa, he would be long gone. That proves nobody takes us local coaches seriously," he concluded.

Pressure on Nabi has been growing at an alarming rate following a poor run of results at the Naturena club. They are winless in the last four games, and what compounded their woes even more were losses to Richards Bay and Golden Arrows.

The Tunisian coach has to fight and make sure he wins the Nedbank Cup, which is Amakhosi's only realistic trophy this season to relieve the mounting pressure.

However, this is not going to be easy, given that they will play Mamelodi Sundowns in the semi-final on Sunday.

The game against Sundowns looks like a tough challenge given the circumstances, but if he finds a way past the Tswhane giants, he will be on the verge of ending with a trophy regardless of struggles faced in his debut season.

After battling Downs, their next league game will be against Chippa United on April 19.