Posted in News, Team News on Dec 05, 2020.
Kaizer Chiefs’ CAF Champions League preliminary round second leg clash against Cameroonian side PWD Bamenda, which was scheduled to have been played on Friday evening at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg has now been changed to this evening at 19:00. The postponement is not ideal for Chiefs who hold a crucial 1-0 lead from the first leg, but coach Gavin Hunt remains upbeat that Amakhosi can come out with a positive result.
Speaking ahead of the game which was delayed by 25 hours as a result of circumstances out of Chiefs control, the Chiefs coach explains: “It’s not ideal conditions to prepare the team. We have done all our preparations and have met all the regulations – we are just waiting to play the match. The situation has an impact on our overall setup including the many upcoming fixtures.”
Hunt also gave an update on Chiefs’ injury concerns, including that of defender Ramahlwe Mphahlele who picked up an injury in the first leg against Bamenda in Limbe on Sunday. “We have not included ‘Rama’ in this match as a precaution ahead of our next league match. Still out are Samir Nurković and Reeve Frosler – they are both recovering from an assortment of injuries,” he confirms. “The Bamenda team is a typical Central African team, tough and big frame. We have a strategy to counter their physical strength.”
While the delay in the game has not been ideal, Hunt’s target now is for Chiefs to progress to the next round.
“I just wish things could have been done better because they knew well ahead of time that they needed to travel to South Africa. Now we moved the game with a day and thereafter our kick-off time also changed,” he says. “We will do our best under these conditions to advance to the next round.”
The winner of this game will progress to the first leg where they will meet Angolan side Primero de Agosto in the first round.
This evening’s game will be played at FNB Stadium at 20:00.
Speaking ahead of the game which was delayed by 25 hours as a result of circumstances out of Chiefs control, the Chiefs coach explains: “It’s not ideal conditions to prepare the team. We have done all our preparations and have met all the regulations – we are just waiting to play the match. The situation has an impact on our overall setup including the many upcoming fixtures.”
Hunt also gave an update on Chiefs’ injury concerns, including that of defender Ramahlwe Mphahlele who picked up an injury in the first leg against Bamenda in Limbe on Sunday. “We have not included ‘Rama’ in this match as a precaution ahead of our next league match. Still out are Samir Nurković and Reeve Frosler – they are both recovering from an assortment of injuries,” he confirms. “The Bamenda team is a typical Central African team, tough and big frame. We have a strategy to counter their physical strength.”
While the delay in the game has not been ideal, Hunt’s target now is for Chiefs to progress to the next round.
“I just wish things could have been done better because they knew well ahead of time that they needed to travel to South Africa. Now we moved the game with a day and thereafter our kick-off time also changed,” he says. “We will do our best under these conditions to advance to the next round.”
The winner of this game will progress to the first leg where they will meet Angolan side Primero de Agosto in the first round.
This evening’s game will be played at FNB Stadium at 20:00.
