Kaizer Chiefs F.C. to participate in a scheduled CAF competition. It is the most supported team in sub-Saharan Africa with a support base of over 16.000 000 fans and the only team with over 50 club trophies amongst the top 3 teams in South Africa. Kaiser Chiefs, a British indie/britpop band, was named after the club because Lucas Radebe, a former player of Kaizer Chiefs, captained Leeds United, the team they all supported. Kaizer Chiefs were founded in January 1970 shortly after the return of Kaizer "Chincha Guluva" Motaung from the United States where he played as a striker for the Atlanta Chiefs
1998–99 Premier Soccer League become the most thrilling title race in PSL history, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs - finishing as runners-up for the third successive season - were in a class of their own as they finished 15 points ahead of third place and in the process scored 10 more league goals than the next best team. Both clubs ended the season with a record 75 points but the "Brazilians" lifted the trophy thanks to a superior goal difference (+44 versus Chiefs’ +39) after a gripping finale to the season that saw them at a level pegging for the last four rounds of