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"Man City change six, seven every week and they keep winning, so I dont know," Hunt told the media after the game when questioned on the changes. The Amakhosi mentor admitted that inconsistency in the line-up made things more difficult, but claimed that he had little choice. "We made changes because we had lots of players out and that," Hunt said. "And obviously that affects the balance of the team, and when the balance of the team goes, you need to play players, like I played Lazzy (Lazarous K...

Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has explained the eight changes he made to the side that faced Petro Luanda in their CAF Champions League game on Saturday evening.

Not much has gone Kaizer Chiefs’ way in 2021, so a win by a healthy 2-0 margin even against relatively outclassed opponents in the Caf Champions League against Petro de Luanda on Saturday night would have been gratefully accepted at Naturena.

Austin Ditlhobolo 22:01 SAST 2021/03/07 Amakhosi and Bucs recorded wins on Saturday and Goal takes a look at the things we learned from the Soweto giants triumphs  Backpagepix Soweto giants clinch convincing wins Pirates extended their unbeaten run to eight matches when they thrashed Chippa United 3-0 in a PSL encounter on Saturday. Their arch-rivals Chiefs then snapped their eight-match winless run when they brushed aside Petro de Luanda 2-0 in the Caf Champions League game...

Wydad Casablanca arrived in Ouagadougou on Thursday ahead of this match. They will welcome the return of striker and Morocco international Ayoub El Kaabi who is back from a stint at Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune. The Moroccans are led by experienced Tunisian coach Faouzi Benzarti. Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has invested faith in goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune, who will be deputised by Daniel Akpeyi. The Amakhosi tactician will have to do without experienced but injured forward Khama Bi...

Squads & Team News This is another level of competition and coach Hunt would need to field his strongest squad as possible. But the Amakhosi tactician will have to do without experienced but injured forward Khama Billiat who is expected to be back at the end of March. Defender Erick Mathoho who missed Chiefs’ league outing against SuperSport United last weekend is still out injured while right-back Kgotso Moleko is out due to family commitments. Midfielder Darrel Matsheke who is still suspen...

Before his return, Khune was dropped for eight consecutive league games, two Caf Champions League matches and a Nedbank Cup game, with Nigeria international Daniel Akpeyi taking up the number one spot. The Bafana Bafana man was struggling to even make it on the bench where Bruce Bvuma deputised for Akpeyi. His situation sparked speculation in some quarters that he might grow frustrated at being overlooked and consider leaving the club. The 33-year-old goal-minder has spent all his professional ...

Kaizer Chiefs have issued an injury update on Dumisani Zuma, with Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya also ruled out while Erick Mathoho and Siyabonga Ngezana return to the squad.

Kaizer Chiefs will be out to revive their Premier Soccer League campaign when they host AmaZulu at FNB Stadium on Wednesday.

Squads & Team News Hunt will lead his troops into battle without defender Siyabonga Ngezana who is suspended. Ngezana picked up his fourth yellow card of the season in the 2-1 Soweto derby defeat by Orlando Pirates the previous weekend, which carries an automatic one-game ban. Hunt has also expressed doubts over the availability of another defender Ramahlwe Mphahlele, who has missed their last three games due to injury. If Mphahlele fails a late fitness test, Chiefs would still have enough cove...