A heated verbal altercation is said to have pitted full-back Reeve Frosler against goalkeeper Renaldo Leaner during the debrief, according to Afrik-Foot. Fernando Da Cruz, Kaizer Chiefs’ head coach, is under pressure before the return leg against Red Arrows this Friday.
According to revelations from Afrik-Foot, published this Friday 23 October 2026 at 09:08, a heated verbal altercation is said to have pitted full-back Reeve Frosler against goalkeeper Renaldo Leaner during the debrief. The information is reported only by Afrik-Foot and should therefore be treated with caution.
The timing is no coincidence: the Amakhosi play this Friday their second preliminary round return leg of the CAF Confederation Cup against Zambian side Red Arrows. A crucial qualification for the continental group stage is at stake, and the match represents a major turning point for Fernando Da Cruz’s season, according to Afrik-Foot.
A crisis meeting to restore order
Faced with the turn of events, Fernando Da Cruz is said to have held a crisis meeting to rally his entire dressing room. According to Afrik-Foot, Frosler and Leaner themselves called for greater collective rigour in communication on the pitch.
A phrase attributed to Renaldo Leaner by Afrik-Foot sums up the tension: “We all suffer!” A formula aimed at the group as a whole.
Defensive balance, Da Cruz’s headache
Beyond this episode, Fernando Da Cruz is under pressure to find the defensive balance of his side, still according to Afrik-Foot. The relationship between the full-back and the goalkeeper thus becomes a sensitive point.
The context does not help. Kaizer Chiefs remain under heavy public pressure after several setbacks on the domestic front, reports Afrik-Foot. In this climate, the Confederation Cup represents the club’s number one objective to regain its African status, CAF Online points out.
Red Arrows, a turning point not to be missed
The match against Zambian side Red Arrows represents a major turning point for Fernando Da Cruz’s season, according to Afrik-Foot. The South African club is playing for a crucial qualification for the continental group stage, CAF Online specifies.
The return leg is played this Friday 23 October 2026, the day Afrik-Foot’s revelations were published.