It’s been 12 years. Kaizer Chiefs are back in the CAF Confederation Cup (CAFCC) group stages, and they did it in style, sinking AS Simba 3-1 at Dobsonville.
ETIOSA IGHODARO SCORES HIS FIRST GOAL FOR KAIZER CHIEFS AGAINST AS SIMBA IN THE CAF CONFEDERATION CUP
Following a goalless stalemate in the first leg in Lubumbashi last weekend, Amakhosi came out flying in Soweto, with all three goals coming in the first half through Etiosa Ighodaro (3rd minute), Zitha Kwinika (14th) and Glody Lilepo (26th).
The result came as a huge relief for co-coaches Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze, who had gone four matches without a win, a run that included a painful Carling Knockout exit to Stellenbosch FC.
The progression to the CAFCC will offer Kaizer Chiefs an additional opportunity to win a second title in two seasons after the Nedbank Cup championship last term, the club’s first in a decade.
HOW THEY LINED-UP
Brandon Petersen, Dillan Solomons, Bradley Cross, Aden McCarthy, Zitha Kwinika, Sibongiseni Mthethwa, Mduduzi Shabalala, Nkosingiphile Ngcobo, Etiosa Ighodaro, Mfundo Vilakazi, Glody Lilepo.
Substitutes: Bruce Bvuma, Reeve Frosler, George Matlou, Thabo Cele, Lebohang Maboe, Gaston Sirino, Pule Mmodi, Asanele Velebayi, Ashley Du Preez.
Coming up next for the Phefeni Glamour Boys is a trip to KwaZulu Natal. The Nedbank Cup champions take on rookies Durban City FC in the Betway Premiership at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday at 19:30.
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