Glody Lilepo's Instagram Posts Ignite Chiefs Fan Concerns

Kaizer Chiefs woke up to a social media storm on Sunday, all triggered by two short phrases and a disappearing post.

On Instagram, winger Glody Makabi Lilepo shared two cryptic stories: “leaving bye” and “bye bye”. One image included goalkeeper coach Ilyes Mzoughi, the other featured Bruce Bvuma. Within minutes, screenshots started circulating. Was the Congolese attacker saying farewell to teammates? Was this the soft launch of a transfer saga?

At Naturena, the alarm bells among supporters rang louder than anything coming from the club itself.

Contract says ‘stay’, not ‘go’

Strip away the noise, and the picture looks very different.

Indications from within Kaizer Chiefs are clear: Lilepo is not heading for the exit. The 28-year-old remains firmly under contract after signing a two-and-a-half-year deal in January 2025 as the first recruit of then-coach Nasreddine Nabi’s tenure.

That agreement came with an option for an extra season, giving Amakhosi control over his next step. As it stands, Lilepo has a year left on his current deal, which runs until June 2027, with the club likely able to push that to June 2028 if they choose to trigger the option.

Inside the corridors of power, there is no sense of a fire sale. According to club sources, Chiefs are not entertaining offers for Lilepo and, crucially, have not received any concrete approaches for him.

The Instagram storm, for now, remains just that – a storm.

From new signing to key figure

The reaction from the fanbase speaks to how quickly Lilepo has become central to Chiefs’ revival.

In just 18 months, the DR Congo international has turned himself into one of the most influential players at the club. He arrived as part of a broader rebuilding project, but he has not blended into the background. He has driven it.

Since his move to Naturena, Lilepo has scored 15 goals, added five assists and featured in 56 matches across competitions. Those are not just respectable numbers; they are the return of a player trusted to carry responsibility in big moments.

He did exactly that in the 2025 Nedbank Cup, where he formed part of the squad that finally snapped Chiefs’ 10-year trophy drought. The fact that the triumph came against their fiercest rivals only deepened his connection with the supporters. Those images of gold and black celebrations are still fresh, which is why a two-word Instagram story could unsettle a fanbase so quickly.

Driving a better league campaign

Lilepo’s influence has stretched beyond cup glory.

Chiefs finished third in the league this season, their best campaign in recent years. In a table that has often made grim reading for Amakhosi fans, that third-place finish felt like a step back towards the standards the club expects.

Lilepo played a key role in that push. His goals, his creativity, his ability to stretch defences – they all fed into a more coherent, more dangerous Chiefs side. The reward is tangible: a return to the MTN8 after a two-season absence and a ticket into the CAF Confederation Cup.

Those competitions demand depth, quality and experience. Letting go of one of the club’s most productive attackers, while preparing for a heavier schedule, would cut against the logic of a rebuilding project that is finally gaining traction.

A disappearing post, lingering questions

There is one more twist to the story. Lilepo’s “leaving bye” message came via an Instagram story – a format designed to vanish after 24 hours.

The posts are gone now, but the questions they raised have not disappeared as quickly. Was it a personal message taken out of context? A tease? A moment of frustration? Only Lilepo truly knows what sat behind those words.

What is clear is this: on the club’s side, there is no move to push him out, no active negotiations, no official farewell on the horizon.

For a fanbase desperate for stability and star power, the story of Glody Makabi Lilepo at Kaizer Chiefs looks far from over. The real intrigue now is not whether he leaves, but how far he can drive Amakhosi’s resurgence in the seasons to come.