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Yusuf Maart, Edson Castillo & George Matlou, Kaizer Chiefs, February 2025 GOAL
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Out of contract in June 2025: Matlou, Castillo and players Kaizer Chiefs could lose for FREE

Amakhosi are risking losing some of their players for free at the end of the ongoing season.

There are Kaizer Chiefs players who have entered the final five months of their current contracts with the club.

The players are eligible to sign pre-contracts with other clubs if the Naturena-based giants don't extend their deals soon.

However, some of the players have options that prevent them from signing a pre-contract before the date of exercising an option by the club expires.

GOAL takes a look at the six Chiefs players whose contracts will expire at the end of June 2025.

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  • Reeve Frosler, Kaizer Chiefs, October 2024Backpagepix

    Reeve Frosler

    In 2022, the two-footed full-back signed a three-year extension with Chiefs and there is no option in the deal that is set to expire this winter.

    Frosler, 27, has been in and out of Amakhosi's starting line-up lately with head coach Nasreddine Nabi deploying Njabulo Blom as a right-back. 

    Amakhosi could be preparing for life without the former Bidvest Wits star with the Soweto giants' interest in Richards Bay's young right-back having been confirmed.

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  • Ranga Chivaviro, Kaizer Chiefs, September 2024Backpagepix

    Ranga Chivaviro

    The bulky striker penned a two-year deal with Chiefs with an option of a year when he joined the club from Marumo Gallants in July 2023.

    Chivaviro has found cementing his place in the Glamour Boys' starting line-up difficult due to his inconsistency in front of goal.

    The Soweto giants recently signed Tashreeq Morris and this could be a sign that the 32-year-old is not part of Nabi's plans beyond this season.

  • Yusuf Maart, Kaizer ChiefsBackpage

    Yusuf Maart

    The former Orlando Pirates midfielder went on to become Chiefs' club captain after joining the Glamour Boys on a three-year deal from Sekhukhune United in 2022.

    The four-time PSL champions hold a two-year option to extend with Maart who has been used as an impact player coming from the bench in recent weeks.

    With Amakhosi having recently signed Thabo Cele, Maart, 29, may need to up his game in a bid to convince Amakhosi's hierarchy that he deserves a contract extension.

  • Edmilson Dove of Kaizer ChiefsBackpagepix

    Edmilson Dove

    The Mozambique international looked set to leave Chiefs at the end of last season until the club triggered a one-year extension in his contract in June 2024.

    Dove is yet to feature for Amakhosi this season, but he recently started training with his teammates as he works on regaining his fitness.

    The 30-year-old will have to fight for his future with the club. That's if he doesn't decide to sign a pre-contract with a club of his choice as there is no option in his current Amakhosi ideal.

  • George Matlou, Kaizer Chiefs

    George Matlou

    The attacking midfielder is another Chiefs player whose contract was extended by 12 months at the end of last season.

    However, Matlou, 26, was injured at the time and he only returned to competitive football last month and he quickly established himself as a regular under Nabi.

    The technically gifted player can sign a pre-contract with a club of his choice as there is no option in his current Chiefs deal.

  • Edson Castillo, Kaizer Chiefs, September 2024Backpagepix

    Edson Castillo

    The Venezuela international joined Amakhosi from Monagas SC on a two-year deal with a 12-month option in 2023.

    Castillo, 30, sustained a long-term injury at a time when he was enjoying his football under Nabi last October, but he recently started light training.

    The former Neftchi Baku star is highly rated by both the Chiefs management and technical team, and the chances of the 12-month option being triggered are high. 

  • Nasreddine Nabi and Kaizer Motaung, Kaizer ChiefsBackpage

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