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Football shirt/memorabilia collector since the early 90's ๐Ÿฆ‰

Oct 15, 2021, 34 tweets

Decided to do a thread for my Kaizer Chiefs shirts...

With Sheffield ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ being thousands of miles from Johannesburg ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ it's not always been easy collecting Amakhosi shirts, something I've done since 1992.

โœŒ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’›

@KaizerChiefs @KabeloKungwan @KCfanTv @LucasRadebe #Amakhosi4Life

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐ŸŽ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

The shirt that started it off!

Picked up my first ever Amakhosi shirt in 1992, at a 5 a-side tournament in Sheffield ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ A stunning Kappa design used over a few seasons, and one that would alter slightly on a regular basis!

My favourite ever shirt โœŒ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

Clean, simple design. Nothing out of the ordinary, but still a very nice shirt.

Telkom Knockout Winners ๐Ÿ†

Knowledge Musona ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

Not the best shirt, but a great season! PSL Champions, and MTN 8 Cup Winners ๐Ÿ†

Tefu Mashamaite ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž
Player & Stadium versions

Incredible shirt, and way before it's time when released. This design also featured in 2012/13 when the Amakhosi were crowned PSL Champions ๐Ÿ†

Reneilwe Letsholonyane ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

The sleeves make this. Another that grew on me once I'd seen it up close.

Tinashe Nengomasha ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•/๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ– ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž
Long & Short sleeved versions

Decent, but not up to the standards set by Nike over the years. Badges/sponsors were cheaply made, and the material was odd. Looked OK on the pitch though.

Telkom Knockout Winners ๐Ÿ†

Onismor Bhasera ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

Huge fan of this. Chiefs always look good in stripes, which was something Kappa and Reebok both had a go at it, and replicated by Nike. The shirt deserved better than the league position.

Camaldine Abraw ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

Finally managed to grab this last year, and must admit it's way better than I thought when it was originally released. The contrast in colours makes it really stand out.

Willard Katsande ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’/๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

Still has the tags on, which is odd as I always rip them off within minutes of buying a shirt. Almost certain this design was used as inspiration for the 2021/22 Home shirt.

PSL Champions ๐Ÿ†

Emmanuel "Scara" Ngobese ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

Reminiscent of the 1990 Kappa shirt, but with a modern look. Overall an excellent design in what was a strange season. Awful in the PSL, but reached the CAF Champions League Final, losing 3-0 to Egyptian giants Al Ahly.

Lebogang Manyama ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ

For me it's one of the greatest Chiefs shirts of all time. Everything about it is just about perfect.

Telkom Knockout Cup Winners ๐Ÿ†

Jimmy Tau ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ”/๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ• ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

The Reebok shirts were always ridiculously big, proper oversized fit. They weren't as easy on the eye as the Kappa shirts that came before them, but the sublimated badges in the material looked great.

Pollen Ndlanya ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž
Player & Stadium versions

Wild design, but just seemed like a poor take on the 2011/12 shirt. Still can't figure out how they managed to let slip of the league title, having been way in front for most of the season.

Samir Nurkovic ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

Pretty rare, and a very underrated Nike template. This was used in Cup competitions & African Cup Winners Cup.

Cyril Nzama ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

This shirt is up there with the best for me.

SHABBA! @siphiweshabba

One of my favourite ever Chiefs players. Would've loved to have seen him play in Europe whilst in his prime.

Siphiwe Tshabalala ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

A very laid back design, neat and tidy, but nothing to shout about. A black round neck collar would've improved it slightly.

Lorenzo Gordinho ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

Unusual colours for a Chiefs Away shirt, but a pleasant change, just like the purple Away shirt in 2018/19. I was impressed by both kits in 2020/21.

Eric Mathoho ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

Clean cut, love the collar. A classy shirt of exceptional quality. A definite favourite of mine.

Bernard Parker ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

I've never actually seen another of these Nike Alpha Project shirts. Not the best design, but certainly very rare. Was used in Cup competitions.

Coca Cola Cup Winners ๐Ÿ†

Jabu Pule ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

This was way better than the Home shirt. The sleeves really stand out against the white.

Dumisani Zuma ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

Not a bad shirt, like I said about the Away earlier, just feel it could've been much better. Great team though. PSL Champions & MTN 8 Cup Winners ๐Ÿ†

George Lebese ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–/๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ— ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž
League & Rothmans Cup (Matchworn Neil Winstanley) versions

The Reebok shirts get overlooked, sandwiched between the Kappa and Nike eras. Grabbed Winstanley's shirt from a local football coach.

Rothmans Cup Winners ๐Ÿ†

Doctor Khumalo ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ

Smart, simple in design but looked magnificent on the pitch. Very fitting for an Anniversary shirt.

Leonardo Castro ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐ŸŽ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

The other half of the greatest Home & Away combo of all time. Used rarely over a couple of seasons.

Isaac "Shakes" Kungwane ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Thanks to @SKastelijn for this one!

THREAD OVER! Feel free to add your own Chiefs shirts/memories to it!

AMAKHOSI 4 LIFE โœŒ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘/๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

Great shirt from a memorable season. Chiefs were crowned Champions of the PSL, and only conceded 11 goals in the process. They also won the Vodacom Challenge (Pre-Season) and the Telkom Knockout.

John Moshoeu ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘/๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

Same design as the away, from a memorable season as the Amakhosi won the PSL title ๐Ÿ† This design was also used in 2002/03.

Patrick Mabedi ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ—/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

Decent effort, same design as the home. Was also used in 2010/11.

Telkom Knockout Winners ๐Ÿ†

Abia Nale ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

Great design, and the pick of this seasons shirts! Would've liked it to have been used for the home too, with the colours switched.

Keagan Dolly ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

Excellent shirt, and with a few tweaks could've easily been a home shirt rather than the away.

Not the easiest shirt to photograph as the camera doesn't appreciate the thin lines within the design. Took quite a few attempts!

Gustavo Pรกez ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–/๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ— ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ

Used throughout '08, beginning of '09. Similar in design to the Home shirt. A very bland effort.

Josรฉ Torrealba ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

Wasn't a fan of this at the time, but it's much better in hand. Bad season, finished 9th in the PSL.

Happy Mashiane ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

Chiefs always look smart in stripes. This was used over a couple of years along with a few other designs.

NSL Champions, BP Top 8 Cup & Bob Save Super Bowl Winners ๐Ÿ†

Lucas Radebe ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ•/๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ– ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž

The detail in the material was always a big plus with the Reebok shirts. Pretty simple, but a really classy shirt.

Marc Batchelor ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

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