Kaizer Chiefs have a quartet of players out of action with injury, but they’re slowly returning in dribs and drabs.
Kaizer Chiefs injury update
Chiefs have issued an update ahead of their clash with Zamalek. Thabo Celel, Sibongiseni Mthethwa, Bradley Cross and Etiosa Ighodaro are still not 100% fit, but George Matlou was an unused substitute against Al Masry.
“I’m pretty sure that as the games go by, we will get better because now we have players coming back from injury,” he added. “George Matlou, Thabo Cele, Ox [Sibongiseni Mthethwa], [Bradley] Cross, all those players will come back strong.”
“Sometimes you can’t even rotate your offensive players because you don’t have the numbers,” he said.
“Even [Etiosa] Ighodaro is injured, but we expect him to be available within the next two weeks.”
Stellies setback, Zamalek on the horizon for Kaizer Chiefs
The Glamour Boys have emerged as genuine title contenders for Orlando Pirates. If they can win all of these fixtures, they’ll keep themselves in contention as we reach the business end of the campaign. After elimination from the Nedbank Cup they won last season, they’ll be focused on league and continental action.
- Sat 15 Feb: Zamalek vs Chiefs (18:00)
- Wed 18 Feb: Siwelele vs Chiefs (19:30)
- Tue 24 Feb: Chiefs vs Stellenbosch (19:30)
- Sat 28 Feb: Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates (FNB Stadium, 15:30)
Saleng almost joined Chiefs instead of Orlando Pirates
An Amakhosi supporter as a boy, Saleng explained in the Sowetan back in 2022 via SABC Sport: “I should have played for Chiefs because there was a scout from the club who was following me at Free State Stars.
“I don’t know what happened. But in the end, I ended up playing for Pirates… after Chiefs delayed signing me.”
The mercurial winger spent a spell on loan with Orbit College, notching up two goals and three assists in 11 league outings before sealing a much-talked-about permanent switch to Sundowns in January this year.