Chiefs are competing in the CAF Champions League for the third time, in both their previous campaigns they were eliminated in the second round in 1993 by Egyptian side Zamalek and in 2005 by Esperance of Tunisia.

Chiefs are participating in African competition for the first time since their 2005 CAF Champions League campaign.

Kaizer Chiefs are playing their first African Champions League game at Soccer City since May 1993, almost 21 years ago when they defeated Egyptian side Zamalek 2-1 in a second round first leg clash.

This is only Chiefs’ second CAF Champions League game at Soccer City the other was against Zamalek in 1993.

Chiefs have played six CAF African Champions League games at home in their history and have won all of them.

Chiefs are playing their first game in continental football in nine years their last game was a CAF Champions League second leg second round game against Esperance of Tunisia in Rustenburg in April 2005, they won the game 2-1 but lost the tie 5-2 on aggregate.

Chiefs are facing Namibian opponents in a competitive game for the first time.

In all African Competitions the former CAF Cup, CAF Cup Winners Cup and the CAF Champions League, Chiefs have played 14 games at home and have failed to win on just two occasions, these were in a 2000 CAF Cup game second round 1st leg game against Nchanga Rangers which they lost 2-0 and 0-0 draw against Egyptian side Ismaily in a CAF Cup winners Cup Quarterfinal game in 2001.

In the CAF Champions League home and away Chiefs have lost just three games out of 12 games, these defeats were all away from home in 1993 1-0 to Zamalek, 2-1 to AS St Louis of Mauritius and 4-0 to Esperance of Tunisia both in 2005.

Chiefs first game in African club competition was a 1-0 win over LCS Gunners now Extension Gunners of Botswana in 1993, in an African Champions League Preliminary round game.

Chiefs home record in African Club Competitions


P W D L


14 12 1 1

Chiefs home record in CAF Champions League


P W D L GF GA GD


6 6 0 0 19 4 15

Chiefs overall record in the CAF Champions League


P W D L GF GA GD


12 9 0 3 27 13 14