Kaizer Motaung Jnr and Itumeleng Khune are the only surviving members of the last Kaizer Chiefs squad that last won the League eight years ago, with over half of that squad not playing top-flight football anymore.

Actually, Motaung Jnr is the only player still at Naturena to have played the last time Chiefs won the League in 2004/05.

Though Khune was part of the squad and received a medal at the end of the season, he never played a single game as Rowen Fernandez played all 30 League matches plus all 15 cup games.

The reality is that Motaung Jnr will on Saturday become the only player to have been at the club through all of their three League triumphs after picking up medals when Chiefs won the League in consecutive years in 2003/04 and 2004/05.

The 31-year-old will also stand as the only player with three championship medals for the club in the PSL era.

However, just like eight years ago, Motaung Jnr’s contribution has been a drop in the ocean this season; the same it has been through all the three championship-winning seasons.

He has started just a single game out of a possible 90 through all the three title-winning seasons.

In those three seasons that Chiefs have been champions, the ‘K’ has scored twice – once against Chippa United this season and another in the dead rubber season-ending 1-1 draw against the then Wits University in 2003/04.

While the eight-year wait for the championship has come to an end, only six other players that did duty for Chiefs that season are still active in the PSL – Fernandez, Bevan Fransman, David Mathebula, Collins Mbesuma, Tinashe Nengomasha and David Radebe – while almost half of that squad has either retired or spent the past season not attached to any PSL club.

The list of those that have since retired since Chiefs last won the League includes Nhlanhla Kubeka, Patrick Mabedi, Patrick Mayo, Fabian McCarthy, Thabo Mooki, Cyril Nzama and Arthur Zwane, while those without clubs at the moment are Derrick Spencer, Gert Schalkwyk and Rene Richards. 

Chiefs players who played in the 2004/05 season: Songwe Chalwe, Rowen Fernandez, Bevan Fransman, Junior Khanye, Nhlanhla Khubeka, Patrick Mabedi, David Mathebula,Patrick Mayo, Simphiwe Mbambo, Collins Mbesuma, Fabian McCarthy, Jabulani Mendu, Siphiwe Mkhonza, Papi Mngomezulu, Thabo Mooki, John Moshoeu, Kaizer Motaung Jnr, Kabamba Musasa, Lucky Mzizi, Tinashe Nengomasha, Emmanuel Ngobese, Cyril Nzama, David Radebe, Rene Richards, Gert Schalkwyk, Gerald Sibeko, Derrick Spencer and Arthur Zwane.

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