Kaizer Chiefs News: Amakhosi Soccer Fixtures, Log, Squad and Honours

Kaizer Chiefs are a soccer club from Johannesburg, founded on 7 January 1970 by Kaizer Motaung and known as Amakhosi, Zulu for 'Kings' or 'Chiefs'. Their honours include 12 league titles through 2014-15 and 14 Nedbank Cups through 2024-25, and the Kaizer Chiefs news, fixtures, results and Betway Premiership log here update after every match. The fixtures show match details, while the log tracks the domestic competition and the honours timeline records the club's milestones.

Following Chiefs from outside Soweto can feel like joining a family braai halfway through, when everyone already knows the stories. So, the aim is to catch you up quickly. The live modules carry the numbers, the copy explains what those numbers mean for the title race and the CAF places, and every kick off is given in WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT. Readers in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra and Kampala should never have to do the time zone sums on the back of a till slip.

Who Are Kaizer Chiefs, the Amakhosi?

Kaizer Chiefs are the Johannesburg club that Kaizer Motaung set up in 1970, after he came home from playing for the Atlanta Chiefs in the United States. Amakhosi is Zulu for 'Kings' or 'Chiefs'. The club is also commonly called Chiefs.

Where Is the Latest Kaizer Chiefs News and Transfer Talk?

The latest Kaizer Chiefs news sits in the dated Latest note and the news feed at the top of the hub, and both are refreshed after every matchweek. That is where results, signings, contract talk and team news land, each with its date so you can see how fresh it is. The log explains the domestic campaign, while the honours and derby history give each fixture its context. So, if you came for Kaizer Chiefs FC news or Kaizer Chiefs soccer news today, start at the top, then scroll down when you want the story behind a headline.

How Do You Follow Chiefs Fixtures, Results and the Log From Africa?

The Kaizer Chiefs fixtures list every match with the opponent, date, venue, competition and kick off time, while the results and the Betway Premiership log sit in live modules beside them. Read the log from both ends of the season: the top places decide the title and the CAF qualification spots, and the gaps between clubs tell you how much a single result can move. Where to watch in your country is shown as data on each fixture, because viewing rights differ between Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda and South Africa.

How Is the Kaizer Chiefs Squad Set Out?

The squad module lists the players by position, from the goalkeepers through defence and midfield to the forwards, with each player's nationality beside his name. It updates as players arrive and leave, so the transfer and contract news in the feed always matches the list rather than running ahead of it. For readers outside South Africa, the nationality column is the useful part, because Nigerian, Kenyan, Ghanaian and Ugandan fans can see at a glance whether a compatriot is in the group. The head coach is named in the same module, and for the record, Nasreddine Nabi held the post from July 2024 to October 2025.

What Have Kaizer Chiefs Won?

Their honours include 12 league titles through 2014-15 and 14 Nedbank Cups through 2024-25. Those two lines carry the domestic story. A league title rewards consistency over a full season, while the Nedbank Cup is a knockout run where one strong afternoon can carry a side all the way to the final.

Beyond South Africa, the standout honour is the CAF African Cup Winners' Cup in 2001, still the headline trophy of the club's continental story. Chiefs also reached the 2002 CAF Super Cup, where Al Ahly won, and the 2020-21 CAF Champions League final, which Al Ahly took 3-0. The 2020-21 final marked their best finish in Africa's top club competition. The timeline below sets the milestones in order, from the founding in 1970 to the 2024-25 Nedbank Cup, so you can see how the trophies spread across the decades.

From Atlanta to Naturena: The History in Brief

Chiefs began on 7 January 1970, when Kaizer Motaung returned from the United States and built a club of his own in Johannesburg. From that first year the club were bound up with Soweto and with Orlando Pirates, and that pairing still shapes how the whole country follows the league.

Home matches are played at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, which holds roughly 94,700 people, and the derby atmosphere there is something every South African soccer fan knows by heart. Training happens across the city at Kaizer Chiefs Village in Naturena, in the south of Johannesburg. The split is easy to remember: Naturena is the workshop during the week, where the squad is prepared, and FNB Stadium is the showroom at the weekend, where the work is put on display.

Why Does the Soweto Derby Matter So Much?

The Soweto Derby is the meeting between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, and it dates back to 1970, the year Chiefs were founded. Both clubs draw on the same township, often the same streets and sometimes the same households, which is why the fixture means more than the points on offer. Supporters in Kenya and Nigeria know the name as well, because the clips and highlights travel across social platforms long after the final whistle.

The derby also carries a day of loss. On 11 April 2001, a crush at Ellis Park Stadium during a Soweto Derby killed 43 fans, and the date is remembered by both sets of supporters. It is part of why the rivalry is spoken of with respect as well as passion, and why safe, full stadiums matter so much to everyone who follows the two clubs.

On the log, the derby works as a double swing. When Chiefs and Pirates take points off each other, the gap to the leaders can close or open in a single afternoon, which is why the top of the log often looks tighter than the quality gap suggests. So, when you check the results module after a derby, read both clubs' lines rather than only the winner's, because one result moves two title or CAF qualification races at once.

What Is the Chiefs Record in African Competition?

The 2001 CAF African Cup Winners' Cup is the peak of the Chiefs record in Africa, and the 2020-21 CAF Champions League final marked their best finish in the continent's biggest club competition. A place in the CAF competitions is earned through the domestic season, by finishing high on the log or by success in the domestic cups. That is where Nigerian, Ghanaian, Kenyan and Ugandan readers often meet the club, because continental nights can bring Chiefs up against sides from their own leagues, and the fixtures module carries those games alongside the Premiership.

Which Chiefs Games Matter Most, and What Time Do They Kick Off?

The Soweto Derby comes first, but the meetings with Mamelodi Sundowns run it close, with each league meeting contributing points to the domestic campaign. Nedbank Cup ties matter too, given the club's record in the competition, and CAF matches carry their own weight. In my opinion, the quiet games against the lower half decide more than the big nights, because a title challenge is built on not dropping points where nobody is watching.

Every kick off on the fixtures module appears in four zones. South African Standard Time matches Central Africa Time, sits one hour ahead of West Africa Time in Nigeria and two hours ahead of GMT in Ghana, and runs one hour behind East Africa Time in Kenya and Uganda. So, a 15:30 SAST kick off is 14:30 WAT, 13:30 GMT and 16:30 EAT. Chiefs matches are normally shown on pay TV, with highlights on social platforms. For news about Kaizer Chiefs in your inbox, sign up to the newsletter and match alerts beside the news feed and set your home time zone.