Cavin Johnson will be without three key Kaizer Chiefs players for this weekend’s crucial DStv Premiership clash against AmaZulu.
In terms of the race for top eight spots, Sunday’s clash at the Moses Mabhida Stadium is indeed a six pointer.
A victory for Usuthu will see them climb above Kaizer Chiefs who currently sit in eighth position on the table.
Johnson will be without the services of Brandon Petersen, Given Msimango and Edmilson Dove who all miss out through suspension!
Kaizer Chiefs trio to miss AmaZulu clash
Edmilson Dove’s red card against TS Galaxy means he misses out on Sunday.
Furthermore, Brandon Petersen was also giving his marching orders on the bench, and will subsequently miss out as well.
Given Msimango remains suspended after picking up a red card against Mamelodi Sundowns last week.
In other news, former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Ntokozo Sikhakhane has urged the club to release one of their struggling midfielders.
Sikhakhane, a midfielder who wore the Amakhosi jersey between 2005 and 2007, believes Siyethemba Sithebe should return to his former club, AmaZulu.
Sithebe joined the Glamour Boys at the beginning of last season; however, he’s struggled to get going at the mighty Amakhosi.
With a cloud of uncertainty hovering over his Kaizer Chiefs career, Sikhakhane believes Sithebe simply isn’t good enough for the Glamour Boys.
Chiefs urged to release Sithebe
“They can release him. In games that he has played for Kaizer Chiefs, there’s nothing special he has done,” Sikhakhane told FARPost.
“And I still believe that he’s not the top midfielder; he’s just a player. But because Chiefs, they just sign any player. Once you shine at Santos, they bring you in; once you shine at AmaZulu, they bring you.
“They don’t look at whether you’re going to fit in their style or in their structure. So, for Sithebe, he hasn’t been playing for two years, and he can’t prove himself in the last ten games. What was he doing all along? I think he’d do well at AmaZulu. I’d advise him to go back.”
Final three Kaizer Chiefs fixtures revealed
The Glamour Boys are next in action on 12 May when they face AmaZulu FC away from home.
A week later, Chiefs host Polokwane City before travelling to the Mother City to face Cape Town Spurs on 25 May.