Kaizer Chiefs have rediscovered their attacking edge in the latter stages of their 2025/26 Betway Premiership campaign – a vast improvement on earlier in the season and one that has helped reignite belief among the Amakhosi faithful.
After struggling for consistency in front of goal earlier this season, Kaizer Chiefs’ forward line is now firing with more regularity, led by Flavio Silva, Glody Lilepo and Mduduzi Shabalala.
Downplayed comparisons
Silva, the club’s leading scorer, has been central to the resurgence with nine goals across all competitions.
Seven of those have come in the league, alongside strikes in both the Nedbank Cup and CAF Confederation Cup.
The Portuguese forward recently downplayed comparisons to global icons like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, insisting he simply needs good service to deliver – a claim now backed up by his clinical finishing.
Lilepo has also made a strong impact, particularly in continental competition, where he has scored four times.
Combined with his league contributions, he has eight goals this season.
Shabalala sits third on the scoring charts with five league goals.
Failed to qualify
According to Flashscore, across all competitions, Kaizer Chiefs have scored 41 goals – 29 in the Betway Premiership, 11 in the CAF Confederation Cup, and one in the Nedbank Cup.
They failed to qualify for this season’s MTN8 and exited the Carling Knockout Cup in the opening round after a goalless draw with Stellenbosch FC and a penalty shootout defeat.
With contributions also coming from players like Wandile Duba, Siphesihle Ndlovu, Mfundo Vilakazi and Khanyisa Mayo, Kaizer Chiefs appear to be developing a more balanced attacking threat.
Kaizer Chiefs’ 29 Betway Premiership goals in 25 matches still trails by some distance the total scored by rivals Orlando Pirates (51 in 26 matches) and Mamelodi Sundowns (43 in 25 matches).
In fact, both AmaZulu (30) and Golden Arrows (31) have found the back of the net more often than the Glamour Boys this league season.
Breakdown of Kaizer Chiefs’ goal scorers this season
| Scorer | League | Nedbank Cup | CAF Confed Cup | Total |
| Flavio Silva | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Glody Lilepo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Mduduzi Shabalala | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wandile Duba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Siphesihle Ndlovu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mfundo Vilakazi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Khanyisa Mayo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aden McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pule Mmodi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nkosingiphile Ngcobo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gaston Sirino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Etiosa Ighodaro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zitha Kwinika | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dillon Solomons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 29 | 1 | 11 | 41 |
Correct as at 28 April 2026
