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Simba information officer Haji Manara has since stated they had lost to the better team on the matchday and admitted his team’s display was poor and sloppy, coupled with many silly mistakes. “We have lost to a team who were the best of the day,” Manara wrote on his social media pages. “We have played a very poor game and did not deserve to get anything from the game. “We committed very many silly mistakes which deserved the humiliation we have received in Johannesburg but life must ...

Goal on Sunday. "Our approach in the game from the start to the end was just not good. Considering the fact that we were away, a goal or two would not have been that bad for us considering the second leg was to be played at home." The 29-year-old former Gor Mahia midfielder is, however, optimistic that things will change when the teams meet again in the second leg at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam. "On Saturday Chiefs were a better team than us; as in, in every department, they wer...

“Sometimes things do work out you know - thats why I laughed,” said Hunt as per IOL. “Ten or 15 seconds before that [fourth goal], I said what we need to do, the things we work on and where we need to be without the ball, and then we turned the ball over and we were in the right position so the goal came. “So, thats why I laughed because that was pretty much [what we wanted]. You dont get that much in football but it was, from an organisational point of view, out of position. "Because I...

Here is your guide to Saturday's Caf Champions League quarter-final clash between Simba SC of Tanzania and Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa.

Goal on Monday. "But by the time I heard of it, I was already in Sudan. I wished he would have told me earlier, things might have been different. Too bad, he planned it but I learned late." The now 28-year-old played in Sudan for a year before joining Zambian heavyweights Zesco United, where he played from 2016 to 2020. Kaizer Chiefs were then interested in his signature in 2020 and he did not hesitate to join them.  However, his time at the club has not been as smooth as he had anticipated. A...

17 May 2021 - 11:20 By Marc Strydom Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has not found himself smiling on too many occasions on the touchline in his first season in charge. Image: Kabelo Leputu/BackpagePix Gavin Hunt was laughing at a match situation where he felt if there was a turnover it would lead to a goal‚ and it did‚ the coach explained after Kaizer Chiefs’ 4-0 Caf Champions League quarterfinal first leg deconstruction of Simba FC. So little has gone Hunt and Chie...

May 16, 2021 - 08:26 am By Chad Kelly-Klate Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has explained why he gave a rare smile on bench while enjoying their 4-0 drubbing of Tanzanian outfit Simba. Chiefs managed a surprise thrashing of Simba, who beat reigning CAF Champions League champions Al Ahly in the group stage, during their quarterfinal first leg showdown at FNB Stadium on Saturday evening. Erick Mathoho, Samir Nurkovic and Leonardo Castro all got on the scoresheet without any respon...

After beating Simba SC 4-0, Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt said the club's supporters need to be given the respect they deserve.

Adel Amrouche is surprised with Kaizer Chiefs' 4-0 win over Simba SC in the Caf Champions League on Saturday.

“The better team won, but don’t lose faith: we still have 90 minutes at home to turn things around at Mkapa Stadium,” Barbara wrote on her social media pages. Timu bora imetufunga. Bado tuna dakika 90 kwa Mkapa. Naomba tuvute subira: kama walishinda 4 kwao, na sisi tunaweza kupindua nyumbani Insha’Allah. Mpira hautabiriki. Tujiamini. Tutaonana wiki ijao @KaizerChiefs. pic.twitter.com/bUF5yr3CS2— Barbara Gonzalez (@bvrbvra) May 15, 2021 “I am asking for fans’ patience, if they [Chi...