Naturena, the Village was a hype of activity this morning with the Glamour Boys making their steady return to action. Siphiwe ‘Shabba’ Tshabalala, George Maluleka and Siyabonga Nkosi and others were seen arriving at the Village after a deserved offseason break and without further ado the players went straight into the order of the day through the testing programme.

kaizerchiefs.com caught up with Maluleka,

Welcome back George, you look tired but before we get into that, how was the first day at work?

“It was nice to be back at the office and to meet my teammates. Even though we are divided in groups during this period of testing, I was very happy to see some of my teammates today. Just to be at the Village alone is stimulating enough. The day went well, we were doing the dribbling and running tests, mainly we were grilled on our fitness levels. As you can see I am tired but at the same time feeling good about getting back to action,”

Talking about feeling good, you ended the last season on the injury list, isn’t?

“Yes, I was disappointed because I was on song at the time and all of a sudden I was injured. But I was cleared from the injury before we went for the offseason break. Now I am back in full swing and 100% fit to get on with my contribution to the success of the team.”

2014 Brazil is the talk of the sporting world, what are your impressions?

“I am following Brazil and so far I have picked up a lot of things that will help to lift my game to the next level. Germany and Chile are looking good so far. It is too early though to determine the likely winners of the coveted 18 carat gold, 36.8 cm high and weighs 6.1 kg trophy. It is early to judge the performances of the players. It is a long way to go to determine the form of the players.”

We see that you are currently in the running for a place in the starting line-up for the Carling Black Label Cup preseason Derby match?

“I am encouraged by the vote counts. Obviously the voting count makes a player feel good but it doesn’t reflect badly of the other players. It is positive for me and definitely I am looking forward to the Derby. Anytime is tea time when it comes to the Derby. Any Derby game is good for football. The players and supporters alike can’t wait for the 26th of July 2014, the day of the game.”

Maluleka joined Chiefs midway through the 2013/14 PSL season, wears the gigantic jersey number 12 and made 12 appearances and scored 2 goals in the process. Maluleka has so far amassed 170960 votes so far in the CBL Cup.

The voting for the CBL Cup starting line-up is going on at full steam and the tickets are selling like hotcakes at Computicket outlets nationwide. The cost of the tickets range from R60, R80 to R150 and hospitality tickets are purchased via SAIL For bookings, contact SAIL on 082 560 8993 orbookings@sail.co.za. General public parking will ONLY be at the Nasrec Expo Centre and all parking tickets will be sold via Computicket.Disabled general parking tickets are strictly being sold via the Computicket Customer Care line +27 (0)11 340 8000 or 0861 915 8000.

To enter, fans over the age of 18 should purchase a specially branded Carling Black Label beer bottle or can and look for the unique number code on the under-liner of the bottle top or can ring pull). They must then dial *120*764* followed by the unique code found on the under liner and the # key.

An exciting addition to this year's voting process is the option of voting online which is now available via www.kaizerchiefs.com. On the website, fans will be able to vote for their starting line-up, view their current team and have access to exclusive content about the campaign.