As Itumeleng Khune settles down to intense reflections about his latest situation, startling revelations have been laid on the table about the Kaizer Chiefs legend.
Khune is currently serving a suspension from club training for breaching club protocol for an incident related to alcohol and will now have to be meet certain criteria to be allowed back.
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The club has instigated an internal investigation that will inform with how corrective measures are implemented in addressing the transgressions.
Beyond that, as the 2023 calendar year ends, Khune will not look into the mirror with pride about what he has also contributed on the field since the clock rang January 1, 2020.
The evidence of how Khune's fortunes have wilted in the last four years are evidence by that he hasn't won any Bafana Bafana caps through that period to add to the 91 under his name.
A review of his contribution in the last four years reveals some disappointing numbers.
Khune has only played in 36% of games for Chiefs in that period leaving his match day contribution down to a third which a massive drop from the figures he recorded in the decade counting from when he made his first team debut.
The veteran goalkeeper has made 41 appearances and not played in another 113 games since the first day of 2020.
While the reasons for not being able to play have varied from injury to a drop in form amongst others what is of concern is what he has delivered when thrown into the fray.
From those 41 appearances, Khune has conceded 50 goals and kept a mere eight clean sheets.
Fresh evidence of the lack of clean sheets from the 36-year-old is in that he has failed to keep a clean sheet in his last 10 appearances.
This has been the longest that Khune has gone without keeping a clean sheet in his professional career since making his debut against Jomo Cosmos in 2007.
Chiefs have lost nine out of the last 10 games in which Khune has failed to keep a clean sheet, conceding 15 goals with every opponent that Amakhosi have played, including Cape Town Spurs.
Breakdown of Khune's contribution since January 1, 2020
2020 – 4 appearances – (2 goals conceded and 2 clean sheets) – didn't play in 14 games
2020/21 – 18 appearances – (conceded 25 and kept four clean sheets) – didn't play in 31 games
2021/22 – 1 game played – (2 goals conceded, zero clean sheets) – didn't play in 31 games
2022/23 – 13 appearances – (15 goals conceded, 2 clean sheets) – didn't play in 24 games
2023/24 – 5 appearances – (6 goals conceded, 0 clean sheets) – didn't play in 13 games
Total – 41 appearances – (50 goals conceded, 8 clean sheets) – didn't play in 113 games
Khune's contract comes to an end at the end of June and the club has already announced that it will be his last playing contract.
On the contrary, Khune has stated his desire to continue playing beyond the end of this season outlining that his performance review will inform what happens next.
The veteran goalkeeper's last appearance was in the 1-0 Soweto Derby defeat to Orlando Pirates.
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Minus him, Chiefs have kept two clean sheets with Bruce Bvuma in goals.
Bvuma is expected to play the two remaining games this year against Richards Bay and Sekhukhune United.