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Kaizer Chiefs have not officially named their new head coach. But former co-coach Khalil Ben Youssef may have let the cat out of the bag.

In an interview in the iDiski Times digital newspaper with Lorenz Kohler, he repeatedly referred to Fernando Da Cruz as the man set to lead the club next season.

KHALIL BEN YOUSSEF BACKS FERNANDO DA CRUZ AMID EXPECTED KAIZER CHIEFS ANNNOUNCEMENT

Ben Youssef was asked about the current squad he worked with. And how far Amakhosi remain behind rivals Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns heading into next season.

The question specifically referenced “the next coach, presumably Fernando Da Cruz.” Responding to the question, Ben Youssef suggested expectations should be measured if Da Cruz is appointed.

“It will be tough. Next season, if they stay in the top four, not top three. I think it would be a good performance for coach Fernando da Cruz. And I know he’s one of the best coaches in Africa.

“In CAF, if they reach the quarter-final, it will be a big result. But that’s being realistic…”

His comments are likely to fuel further speculation that Da Cruz is indeed the man chosen to lead Kaizer Chiefs. However, the club has not yet confirmed the appointment.

AMAKHOSI PROJECT COULD CONTINUE

Ben Youssef was also asked whether Da Cruz’s arrival would represent a continuation of the football project that Kaizer Chiefs pursued last season.

While acknowledging that Da Cruz has previously favoured a 4-3-3 system rather than the 4-2-3-1 used by Kaizer Chiefs, he praised the Frenchman’s willingness to adapt and embrace modern tactical ideas.

“But the only thing I know, he’s one of the people that is always following the new game models, the trends in football.

“He watches a lot of football, he’s always updated and always knows what’s going on. He has many ideas, and I appreciate him,: the Tunisian concluded.

Meanwhile, Ben Youssef is said to be completing a move to Durban City FC.

The Nations Championship trophy, the prize that the 12 strongest teams in international rugby will compete to win, has been revealed for the first time.

The competition will kick off in July and for the Springboks, the first three rounds at home in South Africa will mean a proper UK invasion, with England up first on 4 July at Ellis Park, followed by Scotland on 11 July at Loftus Versfeld, before the mid-year window concludes against Wales at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on 18 July.

Dominant force

Standing 67cm tall and weighing 15kg, the trophy will become the ultimate prize in the Nations Championship, awarded to the team that emerges as the dominant force in international rugby.

More than silverware, it is the symbol of a new era for the sport; a tournament built by the game, for the game, its players and its fans, bringing together the world’s leading rugby nations in pursuit of global supremacy.

The global nature of the Nations Championship led the design inspiration for the trophy, with key elements including the gold plated globe at the centre of the creation, the lines of latitude and longitude referenced in the handles that wrap around the body of the trophy, intended to evoke the rivalry and collision of two hemispheres that is a defining feature of the uniquely competitive tournament.

The Nations Championship introduces a bold new tournament format that puts the two hemispheres against each other.

The Six Nations teams will represent the northern hemisphere and face the powerhouse SANZAAR nations who are joined by Fiji and Japan and compete on behalf of the southern hemisphere.

Each team will play six fixtures against their rivals from the opposing hemisphere group, over two chapters of the tournament, in July and November.

In the Nations Championship, every match matters to every team, with points on the line to dictate group rankings, on the way to the Nations Championship Finals Weekend – ticket options and price points to suit all fans are available HERE.

Where a nation ranks in their group determines the rival they will face in the Finals Weekend; the three-day festival of international rugby.

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The teams that top their respective groups will face each other in the climactic fixture on the Sunday of the Finals Weekend, where they will compete to become the inaugural champions, lift the newly revealed trophy and secure their place at the summit of international rugby.

In doing so, they will write the first chapter in a competition designed to redefine the future of the global game.

About the Nations Championship

The Nations Championship is the biennial international rugby tournament created through a landmark joint venture between Six Nations Rugby and SAZAAR, and the associated 10 core member Unions and Federations: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales and Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, and South Africa.

The tournament takes place every two years, outside Rugby World Cup and British & Irish Lions Tours, and occupies the existing July and November international rugby windows in the calendar, transforming them into a single cohesive, competitive tournament format that will culminate in the Nations Championship Finals weekend, where a winning team and winning Hemisphere group will be decided.

In the Nations Championship, the Six Nations Rugby Unions and Federations will represent the northern hemisphere, and the SANZAAR Unions will form a group representing the southern hemisphere, and joined by invitational teams Japan and Fiji, who complete the line-up of teams.

In the Nations Championship, teams are competing to win the tournament, but adding a uniquely competitive element to the Finals Weekend will be an additional prize, the Nations Championship Hemisphere Crown, awarded to the group of teams that win their Hemisphere group the most points in the Finals Weekend.

For more information, visit the Nations Championship website

Le Parlement congolais a adopté le 15 juin 2026 une proposition de loi fixant les conditions d'organisation du référendum en RDC, lors de la dernière séance de la session ordinaire, qui se déroule de mars à juin. Le texte, adopté par l'Assemblée nationale et le Sénat en termes identiques, sera transmis dans les prochains jours, pour promulgation, au chef de l'État, accusé par l'opposition de vouloir en profiter pour effectuer un troisième mandat. Mais entre la signature de la loi et l'organisation effective d'un référendum, les obstacles restent nombreux.