Kaizer Chiefs will travel to Durban for their 2026/27 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round, second leg encounter against Zambian side Red Arrows, looking to overturn a 1-0 first-leg 1-0 deficit and, with it, progress to the group stage.

Having lost the first leg away from home in Ndola, Zambia, Amakhosi will need to win by two or more goals to progress to the group stage. Chiefs cannot risk allowing their opponents to score what will be deemed valuable away goals as they look to extend their stay in the tournament.

Record v Zambian opponents 

Chiefs are facing Zambian opponents for an eighth time in African Cup competition. Five of their previous seven games have come in the CAF Confederation Cup, four against Zesco and one against Arrows. Their other two games came in the 2000 CAF Cup against Nchanga Rangers. Overall, Chiefs have managed to win two games, draw one and lose four matches. At home, Chiefs have one win in three games against Zambian teams, which came against Zesco at Moses Mabhida Stadium last season in the Confederation Cup group stages.

Home Comforts 

Chiefs are on an 11-game unbeaten home run in African Club Competition. They have not lost at home in their last two campaigns in CAF club competitions, which cover the 2020/21 CAF Champions League and last season's CAF Confederation Cup. In this unbeaten run, Chiefs have managed to win seven games and have drawn four. In total, in the CAF Confederation Cup, Chiefs have played nine games at home, winning six, drawing once and losing just twice, scoring in all of these games.

First Leg 

Chiefs lost the first leg 1-0 away, with Alassane Diarra heading home from a 76th-minute corner to score the game’s only goal. Chiefs have previously lost the first leg of a CAF tie eight times and have failed to progress on seven occasions. Chiefs, though, did manage to turn around the last tie in which they faced a first-leg deficit, which was in last season’s Confederation Cup first preliminary round against Kabuscorp. A 1-0 away loss in the first leg was followed by a 1-0 win in the second. Chiefs won the tie on penalties, the Club’s only continental game decided on penalties.

Means to progress 

Amakhosi will reach the group stage of the Confederation Cup for a second successive season with a win by two or more goals, e.g. 2-0, 3-1, 4-2.

A 1-0 win for Chiefs will send the game to a penalty shoot-out; there is no extra time in two-legged CAF competition knockout matches.

A single-goal win for Chiefs, with both teams scoring, will see Arrows advance on away goals. Even though the aggregate score would be tied.

Should Chiefs fail to win, Arrows will move on in the tournament.