By Robert Matakanye,

Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed that they’ve terminated the contract of midfielder Hendrick Ekstien and striker Gustavo Paez www.soka25east.com can reveal  

Ekstien has been stuck in a contractual battle with the Soweto giants in the past few months but on Friday the club confirmed that they have reached a mutual agreement with the players to terminate the contract.

The 28 year old midfielder has been rumoured to be leaving the Amakhosi after being unable to agree to a contract extension at Naturena.

This led to him being left out for two matches against Black Leopards and last Saturday Nedbank Cup semi final win over Chippa United.Ekstien was promoted from Chiefs reserve side in October 2013

Venezuelan striker Paez  has also left the club after a new deal was not offered to him after struggling for game time in recent times since the arrival of coach Ernst Midderndorp in December.