{"id":29709,"date":"2025-09-18T14:46:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T12:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/?p=29709"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:50:05","slug":"nasreddine-nabi-confirms-exit-from-kaizer-chiefs-citing-family-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/nasreddine-nabi-confirms-exit-from-kaizer-chiefs-citing-family-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasreddine Nabi Confirms Exit From Kaizer Chiefs, Citing Family Reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kaizer Chiefs coach <strong>Nasreddine Nabi<\/strong> has officially broken his silence on his sudden exit from the Soweto giants. The 60-year-old Tunisian tactician clarified that his decision was motivated by family concerns rather than results on the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News of his departure came just days after Amakhosi\u2019s first league defeat of the 2025\/26 Betway Premiership season, a 3-1 home loss to Sekhukhune United. However, Nabi stressed the result was not behind his decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement via his representatives, <strong>Mir Sports<\/strong>, it was confirmed that Nabi requested a mutual termination due to his wife\u2019s health challenges after an accident earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-must-prioritise-my-wife-s-health\">\u201cI must prioritise my wife\u2019s health\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to North African publication <em>WinWin<\/em>, Nabi explained his exit in his own words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cMy separation from Kaizer Chiefs was a mutual agreement with the club\u2019s management, following a successful and challenging experience. Currently, I need some time to rest, focus more on my family, and monitor my wife\u2019s health, which has required me to be by her side over the past period,\u201d Nabi said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The accident had already forced him to miss Chiefs\u2019 opening three matches of the season. His return to Tunisia is seen as a decision rooted in family responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-134654182\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-interest-from-etoile-sportive-du-sahel\">Interest from Etoile Sportive du Sahel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since news of his departure broke, speculation has grown about Nabi\u2019s next move. One of Tunisia\u2019s biggest clubs, <strong>Etoile Sportive du Sahel<\/strong>, has reportedly made contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nabi confirmed the approach but downplayed any immediate comeback:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIndeed, several major African and Arab clubs have contacted me, but I will not enter into any negotiations at this time. My priority is to take a temporary break and get some rest. It\u2019s true. There have been contacts from parties within the Etoile Sportive du Sahel management, and I appreciate this great club and its large fan base, but I don\u2019t want to undertake a coaching experience in Tunisia at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-this-means-for-kaizer-chiefs\">What this means for Kaizer Chiefs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nabi\u2019s exit leaves Kaizer Chiefs in another period of transition, less than two months into the new campaign. The club will now be forced to seek a replacement at a crucial stage of the season, with pressure mounting from supporters eager for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amakhosi have endured several managerial changes in recent years, and this latest setback raises fresh questions about stability at Naturena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/kaizer-chiefs-and-coach-nasreddine-nabi-to-part-ways\/\">Kaizer Chiefs and Coach Nasreddine Nabi to Part Ways<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nabi\u2019s departure is a reminder that football managers are not immune to personal struggles, and sometimes family must come first. Chiefs fans, however, will wonder what could have been under his leadership this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What do you think? Was Nabi the right man to take Kaizer Chiefs forward, or is this another chapter in the club\u2019s search for consistency?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nasreddine Nabi has confirmed his Kaizer Chiefs exit, citing his wife\u2019s health, while interest grows from Etoile Sportive du Sahel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":29712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"Nasreddine Nabi has confirmed his Kaizer Chiefs exit, citing his wife\u2019s health, while interest grows from Etoile Sportive du Sahel.","footnotes":""},"categories":[56,64],"tags":[275,11118,11108],"class_list":{"0":"post-29709","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"category-sports-news","9":"tag-kaizer-chiefs","10":"tag-latest-football-news","11":"tag-latest-sports-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29724,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29709\/revisions\/29724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}