Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates will be missing key players through suspension in their upcoming DStv Premiership clashes against Stellenbosch and Richards Bay respectively.
Chiefs go into the clash this weekend at the DHL Stadium buoyed by their first away win when they secured maximum points against Swallows at Dobsonville Stadium on Wednesday evening.
However, it came at a cost as Zitha Kwinika’s 30th-minute yellow saw him accumulate four this season resulting in a one-match suspension, while George Matlou will be sitting out of his second of his two-match ban following red he received from Victor Gomes – despite not featuring against AmaZulu this past weekend.
For Pirates, they will be without their first-choice keeper Richard Ofori, who had a performance to forget in their shock 2-0 loss to Sekhukhune United at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Tuesday evening.
He will be out for one game, while Thabiso Monyane will serve a two-match suspension for his red card in the same game, a decision that proved crucial in their third league defeat in nine games.
It proved to sway in the fortunes of the table as fifth-placed Amakhosi moved level on points with their Soweto rivals and third-placed SuperSport United.
Meanwhile, the morale-boosting win for Babina Noko moved them up to 11th and they sit only four points behind Matsatsana, showcasing how close the table is at the moment.
Kaitano Tembo’s men will have to make do without their DR Congo youth international defender Tshiwabwa Tresor Yamba, who is sitting out the last of his two-match suspension.
