Kaizer Chiefs are off to a winning start following a 2-0 win over Stellenbosch FC in their first match of the Betway Premiership.
Goals from Nkosingiphile Ngcobo and Makabi Lilepo saw Amakhosi claim all three points in Cape Town in their opening league game. This is the second season in a row that Chiefs have claimed a win in their first league match.
Coming into the match, the Glamour Boys were without their head coach Nasreddine Nabi, who flew to Tunisia after his wife was involved in an accident.
Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze were on the touchline during Kaizer Chiefs’ opening match of the season. A win sees Amakhosi third in the Betway Premiership and most importantly, they are above rivals Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns. The two teams failed to win their opening matches.
What are Kaizer Chiefs fans saying?
Despite Stellies playing most of the match with 10 men, Amakhosi fans feel their team is going in the right direction. Some fans feel the team can go all out and win the Betway Premiership after watching just one match.
“Kaizer Chiefs have scored more league goals than both Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns combined.” tweeted @aey_dear.
“Good penalty. However, with what I saw in yesterday’s matches, we really ought to be sharper, more coherent, clinical and composed than this. We have to pick up our feet and heads much earlier into the season. I love the hunger and pressing!” tweete @TakuraChamuka.
@LwandleMkh_ wrote: “”Pirates lost .. Sundowns drew…Mathematically if we win all of our games we will win the league.”
Can Chiefs win the league?
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