Kaizer Chiefs coach Vladimir Vermezovic has chosen what he has described as his strongest starting line- up for this evening’s MTN8 Final against Orlando Pirates, he has included Bafana Bafana midfielder Reneilwe Lestholonyane in the team as he makes his first start of the season, after missing the Amkhosi’s first six games of the campaign through injury.

Speaking to SuperSport ahead of kickoff the Chiefs mentor said, “we have no injuries and have been able to select our strongest eleven for the game. We have experience and quality in this line up.”

Jimmy Tau playing in his 7th Cup final for Chiefs will skipper the team with a rejuvenated Jimmy Jambo fitting in at left back, with Thomas Sweswe and Dominic Isaacs completing the defensive line

While Tinashe Nengomasha featuring in his 11th Cup final for the Amakhosi is in the midfield alongside Letshlonyane with the inform Josta Dladla and Siphiwe Tshabalala adding width on the wings.

Lehlohonolo Majoro and Bernard Parker start in attack an upbeat Vermezovic also said that he believes that there will be plenty of goal mouth action in the Cup Final, “I do think that we can make a good game, Pirates are the defending champions and have been attacking well in the past couple of matches.

So have we, I think there will be a lot of goals, we know from the past that when we are focused we do well against Pirates. I can see that my team is focused and they will do well.”

His recent heroics for the Zimbabwe national team have ensured that Willard Katsande makes it to the substitutes bench and could make his first appearance for Chiefs sometime during the game.

Chiefs Starting XI:

32 Itumeleng Khune,2. Jimmy Tau, 29. Zhaimu Jambo, 3. Thomas Sweswe, 5. Dominic Isaacs, 6. Reneilwe Letsholonyane, 8. Tinashe Nengomasha, 14. Siphiwe Tshabalala, 20. Lehlohonolo Majoro, 25. Bernard Parker

Substitutes: 16. Arthur Bartman, 11. Abia Nale, 4. Tefu Mashmaite, 7. Kaizer Motaung Jr, 38. Lucky Baloyi, 23. Sthembiso Ngcobo, 31. Willard Katsande