Thabiso Monyane to Kaizer Chiefs: Fee, contract, jersey number REVEALED
25-year-old Monyane joins Chiefs with Deano van Rooyen and Thabiso Lebitso ahead of him in the Pirates pecking order.
Will the Buccaneers live to regret this decision?
'Masterchef' arrives at Pirates
Thabiso Monyane has arrived at Kaizer Chiefs and will wear the number 2 jersey. He's signed a three-year contract after Pirates opted not to keep the player when his deal expired. He moves on a free transfer and, according to transfermarkt, the right-back is valued at €850k (R17.6 million). Thabiso Monyane during a training session with Orlando Pirates at the Rand Stadium. Image: @orlandopirates/X
Oswin Appollis suffered a little from 'second-season' syndrome after a breakout campaign in 2023-2024 when he claimed six goals and three assists. In 2024-2025, the livewire winger only managed two goals and an assist from 25 league outings. Hardly earth-shattering numbers for a player expected to win games for his new manager, Abdeslam Ouaddou. Polokwane improved on 2024's eighth-placed finish with a seventh-placed finish this time around, so it's not as if his teammates regressed.
In short, there will be cheaper and more productive options on the market.
Did Orlando Pirates spend too much money on Oswin Appollis?
Is Moremi the new Segolela?
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