Ethan Chislett will play in the city of Durban for the first time in his professional career as Kaizer Chiefs move towards the end of their pre-season.
Chiefs host Ghana giants Asante Kotoko in this year’s edition of the Toyota Cup at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday (15h00).
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The coastal city adjacent to the Indian Ocean is where Chislett was born on August 11, 1998.
At the time, his father – Donovan, was aged 22 and chasing his break in the professional ranks which then came at Manning Rangers before he also went on to have a stint with Zulu Royals.
Then just as he got out of kindergarten, Ethan found himself on the plane to England which has become home having spent 20 years living there.
Now, following a career spent at best playing third and fourth division in England plus a brief stint in the eighth tier of Spanish football he took the decision to return to South Africa.
The biggest football club in the country offered him the opportunity to play topflight football which will also come with playing on the continent this season.
In choosing to join Chiefs, Chislett turned down an offer to move to Scotland.
With Amakhosi he will enjoy the comforts of good earnings while playing his football in friendly weather conditions.
Saturday will come with an emotional connection as Chislett takes to the field at Moses Mabhida.
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Durban is where he was born and where his father played his professional football.
For Chiefs fans they will get to have a closer look of what Chislett’s game is all about playing under Nasreddine Nabi’s system which slants towards a 4-2-3-1 formation.
There has been mention of his technical abilities as an attacking midfielder, qualities that Chiefs will need.
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