Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi has reflected on what he believes was a successful pre-season training camp in the Netherlands.

Amakhosi began their pre-season camp with a one-week training session in South Africa before they flew to the Netherland for their pre-season training camp in Apeldoorn from 4 to 19 July

Whilst in the Netherlands, Chiefs played five pre-season training matches against the likes of Vitesse, Utrecht, NEC, PEC Zwolle, and FC Twente.

Although they had a mixed run of results, Nabi was satisfied with his side’s progress as they prepare for the 2025-26 season.

“We saw a lot of positives in our training matches against very strong Dutch opponents. The players have started to understand the way I want them to play and they jell well as a strong unit,” Nabi told his club’s official website.

“Our camp took place in beautiful surroundings. The fields on which we trained were in perfect condition and our opponents were really good. As a result of all this, the pre-season camp was beneficial to everyone.

“One of the conditions of having a good season is having a good pre-season – that’s where the foundation is laid.

“We didn’t only want quality opponents. We also wanted quantity. Parallel with this, we did some tough physical work at training, even doing double-sessions on the day before a match.

“We did this to have the players play games feeling extremely fatigued. That was not only to prepare the team for the league season, but also for the CAF Confederation Cup games for which we will often have to travel for long hours. That’s when players will have to perform while feeling very tired.

“We even had two sessions the day after one of the friendlies, with the objective of getting the players mentally ready. That’s also why we organised back-to-back matches twice, playing a friendly two days in a row. It allowed us as well to give maximum opportunities to all the players to get minutes,” he concluded.