I-Kaizer Izikhulu ze-FC

**I-Kaizer Chiefs Football Club** (ngokuvamile eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-Chiefs) iyiqembu lebhola likanobhutshuzwayo eliqeqeshiwe laseNingizimu Afrika eliseNaturena, eGoli South. Leli qembu libizwa ngokuthi *AmaKhosi*, okusho ukuthi "Amakhosi" noma "AmaZulu" ngesiZulu, kanye ne-Phefeni Glamour Boys. I-Chiefs aye anqoba iziqu ze-league ezingu-13 (ezine ngesikhathi se-PSL) kanye nezindondo ezingaphezu kuka-42 ze-cup. Umklomelo wamuva kakhulu weqembu kwakuwumklomelo we-*Shell Helix Ultra Cup* owathola ngomhlaka12 kuSewula 2019. Ngenxa yalokho, banemiklomelo eminingi kuwo wonke amaqembu aseNingizimu Afrika futhi bayiqembu eliphumelela kakhulu emlandweni webhola likanobhutshuzwayo laseNingizimu Afrika kusukela ekuqaleni kwe-*top flight* ngo-1970. Bayamaqembu asekelwa kakhulu ezweni, ethola isilinganiso sokubakhona ekhaya esingu-16,144 enkathini ye-2019-20, okuphakeme kakhulu e-*league*. Lokhu kwaholela ekutheni babizwe ngokuthi "iKlabhu Elikhulu Kakhulu" eNingizimu Afrika. Leli qembu lidlala imidlalo yalo yasekhaya e-*FNB Stadium* enendawo yokwamukela abantu abangu-94,797.

Leli qembu linombango onamandla wendawo ne-Orlando Pirates, iqembu eliseSoweto. Umsunguli we-Chiefs UKaizer u-Motaung wayedlala kulo ekuqaleni komsebenzi wakhe wokudlala. Abadlali abadumile abagqoke ijazi elimnyama negolide esikhathini esidlule bahlanganisa owayengukaputeni weqembu lesizwe U-Neil Tovey U-Lucas Radebe, U-Patrick Ntsoelengoe, U-Gary Bailey, u-John "Shoes" Moshoeu, U-Shaun Bartlett, U-Steve Komphela, Siyabonga Nomvete, kanye noDkt. Khumalo.

I-Kaizer Chiefs yavinjelwa yi-African Football (CAF) ukuba ingancintisani emincintiswaneni yamaqembu ase-Afrika kuze kube ngomnyaka ka-2009 ngemuva kokuhoxa kwabo ngokungazelelwe kwi-*CAF Confederation Cup* ka-2005. Lesi kwakuyisikhathi sesibili eminyakeni emine ukuthi amaChiefs ajeziswe yi-CAF ngokwenqaba ukuhlanganyela emncintiswaneni.

Liyiqembu elisekelwa kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika. I-Kaizer Chiefs yayinesisekelo sokusekela esingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-16 ekuqaleni kwekhulu leminyaka. NgoJanuwari 2023, i-*Kaizer Chiefs* yagubha usuku lwayo lokuzalwa lwama-53.

I-Kaizer Chiefs, iqembu laseBrithani le-i-indie rock / I-britpop, laqanjwa ngeqembu ngoba ULucas Radebe, owayengumdlali we-Kaizer Chiefs، wayengukaputeni we-I-Leeds United, iqembu wonke amalungu eqembu elalisekela.

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I-Kaizer Chiefs yasungulwa ngoJanuwari 1970 ngokushesha ngemuva kokubuya kuka-Kaizer "Chincha Guluva" Motaung evela e-I-United States lapho adlala khona njengomdlali we-Atlanta Chiefs ye-I-North American Soccer League (NASL). Uhlanganise igama lakhe lokuqala ne-Atlanta Chiefs ukuze akhe igama le-Kaizer Chiefs. Abanye abantu abaningana badlale indima ebalulekile ekwakhiweni nasekukhuleni kwe-Kaizer Chiefs, kufaka phakathi ongasekho uGilbert Sekgabi, uClarence Mlokoti, uChina Ngema, u-Ewert "The Lip" Nene, noRabelani Jan Mofokeng, wahamba ngemuva futhi wayeka ngenxa yomsebenzi.

I-Kaizer Chiefs aziwa ngokuthi *"Amakhosi"* ngabalandeli bawo, igama lesiZulu elisho ukuthi "amakhosi" noma "izikhulu". Indlunkulu yabo *I-Kaizer Chiefs Village*, I-Naturena, amakhilomitha ayisithupha eningizimu yeGoli.

Inkathi ka-2001 yayingenye yeqembu eliphumelela kakhulu emlandweni walo kanye nenhlekelele kakhulu. Bawina izindondo ezine ezinkulu ezinyangeni ezine; i-Vodacom Challenge, i-BP Top Eight, i-Coca-Cola Cup, kanye ne-African Cup Winners' Cup. Ngaleso sikhathi leli qembu kuthiwa laliyithimba elalisendaweni ethi *"Operation vat alles"* ngesikhulu salo sobudlelwano bomphakathi ngaleso sikhathi u-Putco Mafani, "vat alles" kuyisitatimende sesi-Afrikaans esisho ukuthi *"thatha konke"* ngesiNgisi. Kodwa-ke, izinga eliphakeme lokunqoba indebe lalichathaniswa nezinga eliphansi lenhlekelele ye-*Ellis Park Stadium* ngo-11 April 2001, lapho abalandeli abangu-43 babulawa khona ngesikhathi se-ISoweto Derby phakathi kwe-Chiefs ne-Orlando Pirates.

Ngokunqoba i-African Cup Winners' Cup, i-Chiefs idlale abanqobi be-CAF Champions League ka-2001 U-Al Ahly wase-Egypt ku-I-CAF Super Cup">2002 CAF Super Cup. Ngo-Ephreli 2002, impumelelo ye-Kaizer Chiefs phakathi no-2001 yahlonishwa njengoba yakhethwa njenge- "CAF Club of the Year" yi-Confederation of African Football.

Ngenkathi ka-2003-04 i-Chiefs anikezwa i-Fair Play Award e-Peace Cup INingizimu Korea. I-Chiefs yaphetha inkathi njengonqobi be-league, inqoba I-PSL okokuqala emlandweni wayo.

Phakathi nomncintiswano we-championship wesizini yebhola likanobhutshuzwayo ka-2004-05, i-Chiefs yadlula abaholi besizini (i-Orlando Pirates) emdlalweni wokugcina wesizini ukuvikela umncintiswano wayo we-PSL. Ngaphansi kobuholi bomqeqeshi wase-Romania UTed Dumitru, umdlali waseZambia UCollins Mbesuma waba nenkathi ephula irekhodi efaka imigomo engu-39 kuyo yonke imincintiswano.

Ukuhlasela kwe-Kaizer Chiefs e-Afrika kwavalwa okwesikhashana yi-Confederation of African Football (CAF).  Kodwa-ke, yaqhubeka nokwenza ukuba khona kwayo kuzwakale nge-Vodacom Challenge yaminyaka yonke lapho i-*Kaizer Chiefs* ne-*Orlando Pirates* ihlanganiswe Iqembu laseYurophu elivakashile. Ama-Chiefs anqobe i-Vodacom Challenge Cup izikhathi ezinhlanu selokhu yasungulwa. Banqoba iqembu elincane laseManchester United ngo-4-3 nge-penalty ku-Challenge ka-2006 ukuze bathole umklomelo.

NgoMashi 2007, umqeqeshi U-Ernst Middendorp kanye neqembu bahlukana. Leli qembu ngokushesha lamisa owayengumqeqeshi we-Orlando Pirates UKosta Papić isikhathi esisele senkathi ka-2006-07. 

UMuhsin Ertuğral wabuyela enkathini ka-2007 ukuze aqale isikhathi sakhe sesibili ne-Chiefs, eseqeqeshe i-Glamour Boys kusukela ngo-1999 kuya ku-2003.

Ngaphansi komqeqeshi u-Ernst Middendorp enkathini ye-2019/20, i-Kaizer Chiefs yaphuma phambili etafuleni kusukela ngosuku lwesikhombisa lomdlalo kuze kube yilapho ilahlekelwa isiqu ngosuku lokugcina, lapho leli qembu liqeda amaphuzu amabili ngemuva kwabanqobi be-Mamelodi Sundowns.

Ngo-26 Mngwengweni 2021, leli qembu lazuza ukuvela kwalo kokuqala kwe-I-CAF Champions League ngemuva kokunqoba I-Wydad AC nge-1-0 . 

Ngo-9 July 2021, i-Kaizer Chiefs yaqinisekisa nge-Twitter ukuthi isayine abadlali abayisithupha besizini ezayo ngemuva kokuphela kokuvinjelwa kwabo kokudlulisa. Ngo-17 July 2021, balahlekelwa yi-3-0 kU-Al Ahly e-I-Champions League Final.

Eminyakeni edlule, *Amakhosi* Asebenzise izinkundla ezingaphansi kweziyisishiyagalolunye IGoli njengendawo yayo yasekhaya, futhi ivame ukujikeleza phakathi kwezinkundla eziningana phakathi nenkathi. Ngo-Agasti 2006, leli qembu lenza isinqumo sokusayina "isivumelwano sezithakazelo zombili" nomthuthukisi wenkundla kanye nomasipala wendawo maqondana nokwakhiwa kwendawo entsha yokuhlala unomphela yeKaizer Chiefs, ngezindleko ezihleliwe ze-R1.2 billion (£ 105m), okwakuzoba ngokwengxenye ephethwe yiqembu. Le ndawo yasekhaya yesikhathi esizayo yabizwa ngokuthi yi-Amakhosi Stadium, futhi izoba IKrugersdorp, cishe amakIGoli angama-40 entshonalanga yeGoli. Ekuqaleni kwakuhlelwe ukuvulwa ngoDisemba 2008, kodwa ngokusho kohlelo lokwakha olubukeziwe lwakamuva, manje kulindeleke ukuthi luphele ngo-Agasti 2012. Inkundla ehleliwe yaklanywa kabusha yaba iphrojekthi eshibhile, ngentengo entsha yezigidi ezingama-R700, futhi umthamo wancishiswa kusuka ezihlalweni ezingama-55,000 kuya ku-35,000. Njengengxenye yohlelo olusha lokwakhiwa kwenkundla, kwamenyezelwa yi-Kaizer Chiefs, ukuthi abasaluhleli ukuba ngomunye wabanikazi benkundla, kodwa bahlale belungele ukusekela inkundla njengomqashi wesikhathi eside.

Inkundla entsha ekuqaleni yayihlelelwe ukuba ibe yingxenye yendawo enkulu yezemidlalo, lapho iqembu lalizohambisa khona yonke i-"Kaizer Chiefs Youth Development Programme". Uhulumeni Wesifundazwe saseGauteng uvumile ukuthuthukisa Ingqalasizinda edingekayo ezungeze inkundla, ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukufinyelela okwanele emigwaqweni nasesitimeleni esixukwini esikhulu sezibukeli.

Abathuthukisi benkundla ekuqaleni babeke imigqa yesikhathi senkundla ye-Amakhosi, ukuze ivule iminyango yayo emphakathini ngoDisemba 2008. Kusukela ngoJulayi 2010, ukwakhiwa nokho kwakungaqali. I-Kaizer Chiefs yamemezela ngo-Agasti 2010, ukuthi ukwakhiwa kwe-Amakhosi *Stadium* manje kwakulindeleke ukuthi kuqale ekwindla ka-2010, futhi kuphele ngo-Agashi 2012. Kwakuhlehlisiwe iminyaka eminingana, ngenxa ye-Kaizer Chiefs kanye nabalingani bayo abahlangene, bebhekene nobunzima bokukhokhela ukwakhiwa. Ezinkathini zebhola likanobhutshuzwayo ngo-2010-12, leli qembu lahlela ukusebenzisa IRand Stadium njengendawo yalo yasekhaya.

Kodwa-ke, i-Kaizer Chiefs idlale imidlalo emine kuphela kwengu-15 yasekhaya e-Rand Stadium ngo-2010 ukuya ku-11, ngenxa yezinkinga ezithile zokungenisa, kanye nengqalasizinda ehlobene nezokuthutha ezungeze inkundla - kanye nenani eliphansi lezibukeli. Esikhundleni salokho iqembu phakathi nalesi sikhathi, ladlala imidlalo yabo eminingi yasekhaya, e-FNB Stadium enkulu e-Soccer City.