Kaizer Chiefs head coach Molefi Ntseki has revealed the club took a “very strong team” to Cape Town to face Stellenbosch FC on Wednesday evening, but they do still have some injured players.
Amakhosi come into the game on a high after beating AmaZulu 3-0 at home over the weekend, while Stellenbosch suffered a 2-1 defeat to SuperSport United.
It’s Chiefs’ second trip to Cape Town already after beating Cape Town City 2-1 at Athlone Stadium in the MTN8 quarter-final.
Ntseki has confirmed his personal hasn’t changed, as previously injured players like Ranga Chivaviro and Keagan Dolly remain sidelined.
“As for the personnel, all the players are available. We have brought a very strong team to play against Stellies,” he told the club’s media team.
“After this game we will look into the MTN8 first leg [against Mamelodi Sundowns], but for now, we are focused on this game against Stellies.
“As for injuries, those players who were injured previously are still on the injury list. Hopefully, they will be ready to join the rest of the team after the FIFA break.”
Ntseki also insisted that his side are only looking at Wednesday’s DStv Premiership match, despite having a big MTN8 semi-final against Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday.
“It’s more of mental preparation and tactical endurance. Physically, we played back-to-back and after this game, we are to play another big one over the weekend,” he added.
“But we are focused on this on; we are preparing game by game and we perform game by game.
“We are more or less in the same dilemma. They also have an MTN8 game over the weekend, so it will also be more a case of physical management of the players.
“But, at the same time, three points is the most important thing we have to play for against Stellies.
“We profile our opponents like we normally do with anybody we have to play, but at the same time we always highlight our strengths when we have to play against anybody in the league.”
Chiefs completed the double over Stellies last season and also knocked them out of the MTN8 quarter-finals on penalties. Wednesday’s match at Athlone Stadium will kick off at 19:30.
