Skipper Itumeleng Khune apologised to the fans following a 4-1 defeat by Mamelodi Sundowns that saw the Glamour Boys being knocked out in the quarterfinals of MTN8 on Sunday afternoon.

Khune who made his name on the same pitch back on his rookie season 2007 when he inspired his side to beat Sundowns in the Telkom Knockout commented speaking to kaizerchiefs.com; “The players are as humiliated as fans by this result. I would like to apologise to the fans that have been through thick and thin with this team.

“They once again came in numbers to support the team and we have to give something back to them starting against AmaZulu this coming weekend.

“Things did not go our way against Sundowns but it is not the end of the world for us. We have a long season ahead of us. We are disappointed by the result but we know for sure that we can bounce back from this type of defeat.

Khune continued; “The opening stages of the game was bit of a nightmare for us. We looked like we had switched off a little bit. We lost all the balls in the air. We let ourselves down but we have to bounce back as the team.

“We have a good Technical Team and great squad of both experienced and young players. We know exactly what is expected from us. We need to redeem ourselves with a win against AmaZulu.

“Great teams respond to defeat and we have to do it in the best possible way. Our objectives to turn things around as the team have not changed – it is a setback to be knocked out of MTN8 but the belief is still there that we can stand up and be counted come May 2013,” added Khune.