Today’s Kaizer Chiefs news wrap features a loving admission from Thabo Cele and the latest on the future of Fiston Mayele.
Cele feels the love for Kaizer Chiefs
28-year-old Cele, who has supported Chiefs his entire life, arrived at the club in January on a three-year deal. He’s settled well and puts that down to his teammates and surroundings.
“It is the environment and the people that I have found here, my teammates and the technical team,” he said.
“My heart has always been here. I was working for my dreams, and I think something was always going to happen. I feel good … and I want to help the team try and reach its objective.”
“After the defeat (to Richards Bay), there has been a space of observation and thinking and going deep into our minds and hearts,” he added.
“I feel positive about the next game. We have been working very hard and put some new things into our game.”
Chiefs get encouragement in their chase for Mayele
According to SoccerLaduma, Kaizer Chiefs’ pursuit of Fiston Mayele could have just received a boost. Reportedly, his current club Pyramids wants to sign Sekhukhune’s 23-year-old striker Andy Boyeli. That move could potentially pave the way for Chiefs to pounce on Mayele. The 31-year-old is renowned for his finishing ability, scoring 31 times and bagging seven assists in 69 appearances for the club.
Golden Arrows clash rescheduled
Meanwhile, Chiefs dominated possession and mustered 17 shots at the Cape Town City goal but failed to get on the score sheet. Mduduzi Shabalala missed a gilt-edged opportunity in the 42nd minute, but, in truth, Chiefs didn’t create much else of value. In their following match, they fell to a dreadful 2-0 defeat at Richards Bay. It was a result that left them in eighth place in the Betway Premiership with 29 points after 22 games. Ninth-placed Chippa can usurp Chiefs for that position if they win their two games in hand. Meanwhile, Golden Arrows in tenth have three games in hand on Amakhosi and only trail them by five points. It’s not unthinkable to suggest that Arrows could leapfrog their more illustrious rivals by the end of 2024-2025. Knox Mutizwa was the only goal-scorer as Arrows claimed a slender 1-0 win away to Polokwane, but they followed that with a 1-0 loss at Magesi. Intriguingly, Abafana Bes’thende hosts Chiefs on Saturday, March 29th at 15:30. That looks like a pivotal clash in the race for a top-eight finish.
Will Amakhosi claim a critical win over Arrows?
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