If what Lazarous Kambole delivered during his three years at Kaizer Chiefs gave him a failure mark, then what has become of his career since then has turned out worse.
Kambole's three years at Chiefs turned out into a catalogue of disappointments as he managed to score just two goals in 46 appearances.
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For all the 17 matches that the Zambian played in his first season, he only repaid the club with a single goal.
It got worse in the second season when he failed to score in 23 games, forcing Chiefs to transfer-list him.
No agreement was reached for the termination of his deal, and he stayed on for the third and final year of his contract and managed to score once in six appearances, which mostly came towards the end of the season.
From there, Young Africans signed him, but they were not impressed and loaned him back his former club ZESCO United within six months.
With Yanga not keen to continue with him, it led to contractual issues with Kambole continuing at ZESCO, where he has now been released as confirmed by the Zambian club.
Also out is former Stellenbosch FC midfielder Nathan Sinkala, ex-Platinum Stars keeper Mwenya Chibwe and Mpho Mathekgane, who was previously with TS Galaxy.
"I wish to inform our supporters and stakeholders that Kelvin Kapumbu, Lazarous Kambole, Nathan Sinkala, Kezironi Kizito, Jesse Were, Samuel Adeyemi, Mwenya Chibwe, Francis Elimbi, Mpho Mathekgane have left the club following the expiration of their contracts.
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"The club has also separated mutually with Collins Sikombe.
"We tabled improved offers to some of the players that have left the team, unfortunately that could not persuade them to stay. We have already started scouting for replacements in these departments. The club will soon be making announcements of the new signings in the coming days," confirmed the club via their CEO Charles Kalala.