Glody Lilepo, Thabo Cele & Tashreeq Morris: Kaizer Chiefs confirm the signing of trio in time for Soweto Derby showdown against Orlando Pirates

Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed the signing of three players as the January transfer window is about to close.

The Soweto giants have signed Congolese forward Glody Lilepo from French third-tier side Valenciennes FC on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Also joining Amakhosi is midfielder Thabo Cele who arrives at Naturena as a free agent with his last club being Russian side Fakel Voronezh.

The Bafana Bafana linkman joins Chiefs on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

Another striker Tashreeq Morris comes in from SuperSport United on a two-and-a-half-year deal in a swap deal that sees Christian Saile Basomboli going the opposite way.

“We are very pleased to announce the acquisition of a player with his experience and wish him all the best," the former Amakhosi attacker said.

"We’ll do our utmost to help him settle in quickly and look forward to seeing him in action soon.”

“It’s been a long time coming for Thabo, and we are both glad that he’s finally here," Motaung Jnr said.

“We know his quality and we are looking forward to his contribution to the squad as we continue to build.”

“We would like to welcome Tashreeq to the Amakhosi family and look forward to his contributions in the upcoming matches," said Motaung Jnr.

"He is an experienced striker who came highly recommended by coach Nabi and his technical team after their assessment. We wish him all the best in the Gold & Black colours while here with us."

The new Soweto giants' signings will be out to prove that the club did not make yet another transfer blunder.

The arrival of Lilepo and Morris is expected to ease scoring woes being experienced by Chiefs strikers who are already at Naturena.

Meanwhile, it will be the first time for Cele to play Premier Soccer League football, having been in Europe since 2016 where he played in Portugal, Poland and Russia.

It remains to be seen if the three signings will feature in Saturday's Soweto Derby against Orlando Pirates.

However, for Lilepo, his debut is subject to getting a South African work permit.