Kaizer Chiefs and AmaZulu FC have announced their starting line-ups for this evening Carling Knockout Round of 16 clash at FNB Stadium.
Amakhosi have another trophy to fight for after failing to end their eight-year drought in the MTN8.
The Glamour Boys have already beaten Usuthu this season, winning 3-0 in the league at the very same venue, FNB Stadium in August.
Molefe Ntseki’s side, though, hasn’t started the season well after losing four of their first nine league matches and only winning three.
The have a chance of reaching the quarter-finals of the competition which they have won more than any other side, after lifting the knockout cup (under different sponsorships) 13 times so far.
Meanwhile, Usuthu have also had a tough start to 2023/24, scoring just five goals in eight league games so far, three of them coming in one match against Cape Town City.
New coach Pablo Franco knows he has to change fortunes at the club, who have won two, lost and drawn four of their first eight DStv Premiership matches.
The KwaZulu-Natal-based side will look to bounce back after failing to win their last two league matches.
Looking at head-to-head record between the two teams, Chiefs won 10 and AmaZulu won three with seven ending indraws. This evening one team has to book a place in the quarter-finals – either after 90 minutes, extra-time or penalties.
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Here is how they line up:
Chiefs XI: Khune, Dove, Ditlholwe, Ngcobo, Frosler, Maart, Matlou, Mthethwa, Potsane, Dolly, Chivaviro
Subs: Bvuma, Msimango, Kwinika, Solomons, Castillo, Mdantsane, Mmodi, Saile, Gonzalez
AmaZulu XI: Mothwa, Sikhakhane, Hanamub, Fielies, Mphahlele, Gumede, Motshwari, Brooks, Ekstein, Ngema, Moremi
Subs: Mzimela, Mabiliso, Jooste, Zulu, Maluleka, Human, Mbanjwa, Kwem, Dion
