Following the FIFA international break, the Betway Premiership resumes this weekend with Kaizer Chiefs set to face Golden Arrows.
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The match, initially scheduled for Sunday, 30 March at the Mpumalanga Stadium in Hammersdale, will now take place on Saturday, 29 March at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.
Amakhosi return to KwaZulu-Natal seeking redemption after struggling to secure maximum points in their last two league matches, against Cape Town City and Richards Bay.
Final stages
This encounter also serves as an opportunity for Amakhosi to avenge their 1-0 loss to Abafana Bes’thende in their previous meeting in January.
With the league campaign entering its final stages, coach Nasreddine Nabi and his charges will be eager to make a strong push in the final stretch, starting this weekend.
The FIFA break will have provided the team with a much-needed rest and an opportunity to regroup and reassess their strategy.
There is still plenty to play for, with Kaizer Chiefs currently occupying eighth position on the log with 29 points after 22 matches, while Golden Arrows sit in 10th spot on 24 points after 19 matches.
Tickets for the match are available online at www.ticketpro.co.za or physically at Spar and Boxer supermarkets, priced at R80.
Kick-off is scheduled for 15:30.
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According to Soccer Laduma, Amakhosi are preparing to recruit a couple of new midfielders and forward players. The report stressed that some of the existing players will be directly affected, especially the 31-year-old winger Tebogo Potsane. “His [Potsane] future is still hanging in the balance now,” the source told the outlet. “The team is working on bringing in new players. It’s believed they want to bring in at least four to five in different positions and that’s what would affect Tebogo (Potsane). So for now his future is really not with Kaizer Chiefs.
“Some of these players could have been released this season but there were injuries and uncertainties on other areas but now it’s believed that the coach has made it clear that they need a sizeable, workable squad and to do that they are expected to release more and sign less and Potsane’s future will be determined by those new signings,” an additional source revealed.
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While the senior team has been on an international break, the DStv Diski Challenge team has taken top spot after a narrow 1-0 win over rivals Orlando Pirates. Aiden McCarthy, the son of Kaizer Chiefs legend Fabian McCarthy, decided the game with a cool penalty conversion.
“Defender, Aden McCarthy scored from the penalty spot midway through the second half to secure a 1-0 win for Kaizer Chiefs reserves over Soweto rivals, Orlando Pirates reserves, at the DDC Festival in Bloemfontein on Sunday, a result that sees Amakhosi maintain their position at the top of the DStv Diski Challenge league table,” Amakhosi posted on their website.
“They hold a one point lead over second-placed Stellenbosch, as well as a game in hand, and will be determined to continue their sparkling form when they tackle third-placed SuperSport United in their next encounter, on Saturday, 29 March at FNB stadium (kickoff at noon),” Kazier Chiefs concluded.
AMAKHOSI TO RETURN TO KWAZULU NATAL
Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi is facing high pressure to win the next game after losing 2-0 to Richards Bay FC in Durban before the FIFA international break last Sunday.
According to the Premier Soccer League, Amakhosi have to visit Golden Arrows at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday, 29 March, at 15:30.
