The 32-year-old left the Glamour Boys with only 48 appearances to his name during his four-year stay
Former Kaizer Chiefs utility player Joseph Malongoane said he only found out that he will not be finishing the current season at Naturena 24 hours before the club made the announcement.
Malongoane's contract expired on June 30 and while Amakhosi had a chance to offer him a two-month extension they decided against it.
"I got a call [about my release] the day before it was announced and that was it," Malongoane told SA FM.
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Asked if he had an opportunity to ask Chiefs to at least keep him until the end of the suspended campaign, Malongoane said: "I didn't get the opportunity to say anything but it's okay.