It might be a mere pre-season friendly match, but Nasreddine Nabi will get to watch his ‘freshened up’ Kaizer Chiefs get their first test.
Chiefs come up against Dutch club SBV Vitesse who were once home to former Bafana Bafana midfielder Thulani Serero.
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The game on Tuesday will be played in Driel at 19h00 with streaming on the Chiefs YouTube Channel.
This encounter will be of interest as Nasreddine Nabi will put to show some of his new signings that he has travelled with.
Ethan Chislett, Thabiso Monyane, Nkanyiso Shinga, and Flavio Silva are all in camp and will get minutes.
With Chiefs having had scoring issues last season there will be plenty interest in Guinea Bissau born striker Silva.
Chiefs have not had a player reaching double figures on the league scoring charts for five years in a row and Silva will take the responsibility to end that.
Though the Guinea Bissau born striker struggled to make an impact in the second division in Portugal with 17 goals in eight years plus none during his time in Luxemborg, he has been effective in Indonesia’s Liga 1.
The 29-year-old scored nine goals in 33 appearances last season for Persebaya Surabaya.
He smashed 23 the previous season while at Persik Kediri.
However, there have been reservations made about Indonesia’s top league which is not even in the top 10 leagues in Asia.
Chislett will be looked upon to provide creativity options in midfield while Shinga should fit in at left-back.
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Monyane will bring energy at right-back where he will have to battle it out with Dillan Solomons and Reeve Frosler.
Chiefs will also play FC Utrecht (July 11), NEC Nijmegen (July 12), PEC Zwolle (July 15), and FC Twente (July 16).
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