The famous gate to the Kaizer Chiefs Naturena village. Image: Chiefs media.
AFCON fever hits Kaizer Chiefs village Naturena!
Kaizer Chiefs welcomed the iconic AFCON trophy to Naturena on Saturday afternoon ahead of next year’s AFCON in Ivory Coast
The famous gate to the Kaizer Chiefs Naturena village. Image: Chiefs media.
Kaizer Chiefs FC welcomed CAF to their famed headquarters ‘Naturena’ on Saturday afternoon.
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy was on display at Naturena as part of the tournament’s trophy tour ahead of next year’s tournament.
The next AFCON tournament is scheduled to take place in the Ivory Coast between 13 January and 14 February 2024.
Bafana Bafana will feature in group E alongside Tunisia, Mali and Namibia.
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Kaizer Chiefs welcome AFCON trophy to Naturena
Many Amakhosi fans were hoping to see Mmodi in action against his former side Arrows however the speedy winger was nowhere to be seen in Johnson’s match-day squad.
Chiefs lacked bite in attack and Mmodi would’ve undoubtedly provided them with some much needed pace in attack however here’s why Johnson opted against playing him.
According to Johnson, Mmodi was tactically sacrificed to ‘see something else’ from his side.
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Chiefs coach explains Mmodi absence
“Players like Ashley Du Preez, Edmilson Dove, and Pule Mmodi were not out because they were unavailable. It’s the change we tried so that we can see something else.” the Amakhosi coach said as quoted by FarPost.
“We tried to shuffle a little bit. There were some changes. I’m not saying there weren’t changes. I thought the team played better. I thought they put a good shift but they go home sad because they know in their hearts that they should have gotten a second goal.”
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