Kaizer Chiefs vs Chippa United: Who’s in & who’s out for Amakhosi?
Amakhosi coach Arthur Zwane has provided an update on players who are available and those who are not for the match against Chippa United.
Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane has provided an update on players who are available and those who are not for the match against Chippa United on Saturday.
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Kick-off of at FNB Stadium is at 17:30.
According to Zwane, Chiefs talisman Khama Billiat is facing a race against time to be fit for the Chippa United encounter due to a niggling knee injury.
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Billiat has missed Amakhosi’s last five games in all competitions, with his last appearance coming against AmaZulu in that 0-0 draw in the league on 3 September.
Meanwhile, Itumeleng Khune has been ruled out of this match altogether after picking up a groin injury in the last outing against Stellenbosch FC.
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He is joined in the casualty room by Happy Mashiane who injured himself when Chiefs took on Royal AM in the Macufe Cup in September.
Zwane said Mashiane only started training with the rest of his Chiefs teammates two days ago, and this means he’s far from being ready to face Chippa United.
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The good news, though, is that both George Matlou and Zitha Kwinika are back in contention after having served their respective suspensions.
Matlou was red-carded without kicking a ball in the 0-0 draw against AmaZulu in the MTN8 first leg semi-final while Kwinika missed Amakhosi’s visit to Cape Town against Stellenbosch last week due to yellow cards.
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ZWANE PROVIDES UPDATE ON WHO’S AVAILABLE AND NOT FOR KAIZER CHIEFS
“With Khama Billiat, we will monitor him today [Thursday], and see if he will be ready to play. Itumeleng Khune will not be available, hopefully he will get better going forward,” Zwane told reporters.
“We welcome George Matlou and Zitha Kwinike back from suspension, and Happy Mashiane is battling a bit, but he started training two days ago,” he said.
“Besides those, we have a clean bill of health, and I hope it will remain this way, because at this time of the season, you need all the players to keep the chemistry right in the team,” added Zwane.
