Kaizer Chiefs are two matches away from winning their first trophy in 10 years.
NEDBANK CUP QUARTERFINAL: STELLENBOSCH 1-3 KAIZER CHIEFS
Miguel Inacio opened the scoring from the penalty spot, before substitute Andre De Jong found a late equaliser. Pule Mmodi’s controversial goal in injury time was followed by Mfundo Vilakazi’s 90+11 winner. “It was disappointing [to concede], but we knew that we were playing a very strong and tough team,” Nabi said via iDiski Times.
“Even after conceding the goal we kept believing that can come back and we were prepared for extra-time. That’s why we brought in Shabalala, Vilakazi because we were planning for extra-time, planning to give us that extra strength,” the Kaizer Chiefs mentor concluded.
NKOSINGIPHILE NGCOBO IN NEW ROLE
Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi has created high anticipation among the Amakhosi fanbase.
It’s been clear that the 25-year-old Ngcobo has struggled to grab and own the number 10 position at Amakhosi. Coach Nabi has now started to try him as a deep-lying playmaker in the number six or eight role.
“It’s true that Ngcobo played a different role than usual. We felt that in other moments, Magesi were defending too deep and we needed more technical quality to link up midfield and attack,” said Nabi via FARPost. “At some point, you need to take a risk to get the results you want, and that’s the risk we took. But we felt that we were a bit unbalanced. We were a little bit too offensive, but we wanted to take the risk to get the results.
The Kaizer Chiefs mentor concluded by saying: “We believe that Ngcobo is a very technical player and very smart, but we want him to be a bit more physical in his game because when you play in the middle of the park, there’s not enough space, people get to you very quickly. We need him to get that quality in his game.”
CAN NGCOBO OWN THE NUMBER POSITION?
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