Will Nasreddine Nabi's Kaizer Chiefs heavily participate in the transfer market or bank on reserve team players like Orlando Pirates? Motaung declares, 'that’s something that we’ve invested in quite strongly'

Kaizer Chiefs are preparing for next season after Nasreddine Nabi guided them to the Nedbank Cup triumph.

For a club that has been struggling to nurture young players who become big names in South African football, it remains to be seen what their transfer plans are for next season.

Chiefs marketing director Jessica Motaung comments on the club's approach to recruiting players.

“But I think what’s also exciting is that we’ve done very well with the youth academy,” Motaung said on Radio 947 as per iDiksi Times. 

“That’s something that we’ve invested in quite strongly, and you’ve seen how youth have come in, even when we couldn’t sign players in the final for the Champions League. 

“We had a very young squad, but our DDC team has done exceptionally well, and that’s also looking at how it’s not only just about buying players but how we bring in the next crop of players from our youth academy," she added. 

“That I think is something that Kaizer [Motaung Jr] and the team are doing very well.”

Motaung's sentiments come as Amakhosi have been struggling to produce youngsters who take the Premier Soccer League by storm.

The likes of Nkosingiphile Ngcobo, Happy Mashiane and Mduduzi Shabalala have been struggling to make an impact at Chiefs, who even had the comfort of letting Mfundo Vilakazi go to the Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations, a tournament Orlando Pirates could not release defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi to participate in.

Chiefs are now in the spotlight to produce thriving players like Pirates' Relebohile Kofiokeng, Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Mohau Nkota, who have turned themselves into key Pirates players.

After laying what looks like a solid foundation by winning the Nedbank Cup, Chiefs would be looking to achieve more next season.

But that would go down to their activity in the transfer market after the end of the current season.