Football analyst warns Kaizer Chiefs against signing SuperSport United striker - 'What has he done to deserve recognition from Amakhosi? Nasreddine Nabi is leading Soweto giants in the wrong direction'

Kaizer Chiefs are after the signature of striker Tashreeq Matthews who has been with SuperSport United since October 2024.

The 30-year-old forward has 11 years of experience playing Premier Soccer League football.

He has been linked with the Soweto giants at a time when coach Nasreddine Nabi desperately needs a prolific forward but former Chiefs winger Junior Khanye does not believe Morris is the answer to Amakhosi's problems.

“Yes, Chiefs need players. They require more than eight top-quality signings, but Tashreeq Morris isn’t the answer for me,” the football analyst told KickOff.

“What I would like to know is what Morris has done to deserve recognition from Chiefs amidst the numerous challenges they are facing.

“He may be good at SuperSport, but Chiefs is a gateway to the national team and overseas opportunities. I’m surprised at the direction they are currently taking.

“He isn’t even a regular player for the national team. He is average and still needs to establish his reputation," added the former South Africa youth international.

“Chiefs should have gone all out for Jayden Adams. They should also consider bringing in Siphelele Mkhulise, who isn’t getting game-time at [Mamelodi] Sundowns.

“To be honest, Chiefs need to bring in about 12 players. I also place some blame on the coach, [Nasreddine] Nabi. He is leading Chiefs in the wrong direction and struggles to read the game.

“Allowing Bongani Zungu to join AmaZulu was a significant mistake for Chiefs. They need players who can penetrate defences and score goals, not players like Morris," he continued. 

“Judging by his style of play, I can tell you now that Morris is unlikely to succeed at Chiefs. He relies too much on crosses.”

Chiefs' pursuit of Morris could attract talk from fans about the club possibly making another transfer blunder.

The former Sekhukhune United player has never scored more than six PSL goals in a season in his professional career and he is now potentially heading to a club in need of a tried and tested prolific scorer.

Morris has managed just two goals in 10 matches across all competitions for SuperSport this season.

Morris is set to undergo medicals at Naturena as just a formality and could be announced as an Amakhosi player this weekend.

If signed, he will, however, have to wait a little bit longer to make his Chiefs debut as he is serving a two-match suspension after being red-carded against Sekhukhune last weekend.