Kaizer Chiefs have announced the appointment of former shot stopper Aubrey Tlali Mathibe as goalkeeper coach for the club.
The 41-year-old, who holds a level C coaching license, will work with Lee Baxter for the senior team as well as the reserve side, the club confirmed.
“Kaizer Chiefs are delighted to welcome former goalkeeper Aubrey Tlali Mathibe back into the Amakhosi fold. He rejoins the Club in his new capacity as goalkeeper coach and will work with both the reserve as well as the senior team,” a statement read.
“Mathibe will primarily look after the reserve team as a goalkeeper coach but will also be an integral part of the senior team, working hand in hand with Lee Baxter where we have top international keepers such as Itumeleng Khune, Bruce Bvuma, Brandon Petersen and Daniel Akpeyi. He will also work with the Scouting department.”
Mathibe expressed his excitement about his return to Naturena.
“I’m happy to return back home and to be reunited with some old friends here at the Kaizer Chiefs family,” he said.
“It is truly an honour to join Kaizer Chiefs in this capacity and I look forward to sharing my experience with the goalkeepers and colleagues.
“It is a dream come true for me and I look forward to repaying the Chairman Ntate Kaizer Motaung for having believed in me when I was a 19-year-old boy from Maokeng.”
Mathibe joined Kaizer Chiefs as a 19-year-old in 1999 and left in 2006.
He will reunite with former teammates Kaizer Motaung Jr, who is now the Sporting Director, assistant coach Arthur Zwane, Gerald Sibeko, who is the team manager and teammate, goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune.
