Khune cried for two weeks after non-renewal Kaizer Chiefs contract

Kaizer Chiefs legend Itumeleng Khune has revealed the difficulty of accepting that he will no longer play for the club.

Khune was in his final season with Chiefs as a player, as previously made public by the club when he was offered the deal.

And that was at the start of the 2023-24 season when Chiefs said he would be offered a non-playing role.

However, Khune was not ready to retire as he wanted to play until his 40s, and only wanted to play for one team which is Chiefs.

Now, the two parties – Chiefs and Khune – had numerous meetings where the player’s future was discussed.

And Khune, while he’s grateful that the club respected him enough by sitting him down, still finds it hard to accept.

He revealed during his unveiling as the new shareholder for Top Bet, that he cried for two weeks after learning he was no longer a Chiefs player.

KHUNE COULDN’T ACCEPT KAIZER CHIEFS DECISION

“The first couple of weeks after the meetings with the club, it wasn’t easy for me, I was crying in bed for two straight weeks,” Khune said, as quoted by iDiski Times.

“I was not understanding what was happening. I was given respect though for a sit down with the club who provided their plan going forward, but I was not part of that as a footballer.

“I didn’t believe it… when I heard this news. I want to play longer, into my 40s that’s why I am still hopeful but again, my heart, I cannot control. I feel I can go back tomorrow and play, the next day I wake up with pains everywhere and think it’s fine let’s leave it.

“The passion and love for the game is still there, I can still deliver when called upon, look at Denis Onyango, I’m younger than him and he’s still playing at Sundowns.”

SHOULD THE VETERAN GOALKEEPER RETURN?

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