Chiefs suffer double JJ, Mongala blow

Ramatlhakwana was seeking a loan move to Chiefs from his DRC club, Don Bosco. His counterpart, Phenyo ‘Mzambia’ Mongala was cleared by the status committee but the club has discovered he is carrying a serious knee injury, which requires surgery.

Both signed lengthy five-year contracts with the Lubumbashi-based outfit.  But their bid to re-join Chiefs on loan has ended in agony after the status committee ruled Ramatlhakwana cannot be registered outside a transfer window while Mongala has a knee injury. Apparently some papers meant to facilitate Ramatlhakwana’s move, arrived late from DRC. Mongala is expected to be out of action for the remainder of the season. “It is not possible. The status committee decided Ramatlhakwana cannot be registered now. We will have to wait for January. We just discovered that Phenyo has a serious injury which requires surgery. It means the young boys we have, have to grow faster,” Chiefs coach, Bongani Mafu said yesterday.