After spending the back end of last season frozen out of the AmaZulu team for his desire to leave, new Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siyethemba Sithebe says he is ready to again show fans the player he is.

The midfielder turned down a new contract with Ushutu last season with the intention of moving to the Glamour Boys upon the expiration of his deal with AmaZulu.

The powers that be at the KZN club didn’t receive the news well, after which Sithebe was withdrawn from the playing squad and forced to watch the remainder of the season from the sidelines.

Now having finally completed his move to the Soweto giants, he is aiming to make up for lost time.

“Chiefs are a big team. I am happy with the quality we have in playing personnel. I think trophies are coming this coming season. We will try and win all the games,” Sithebe told the Chiefs media department.

“There were a lot of negotiations for me to be finally here. It was tough being frozen out because I used to be a regular, playing all the games. It stressed me to find out that I was not going to play again until the upcoming season. My happiness is back now.

“I am very happy to be here. I grew up supporting Kaizer Chiefs, so now I feel at home. I will fight for this badge. I have been playing in the PSL for a while now. I know who I am. I can promise our supporters that I will continue to be the player they know,” he concluded.

Sithebe, who cut his professional teeth at Mbombela United in 2017, is among the seven newcomers at Naturena.

Chiefs also signed Zitha Kwinika, Yusuf Maart, Ashly du Preez, Dillon Solomons, Kamohelo Mahlatsi and George Matlou.