Zwane to face last season’s top three in league’s first five fixtures – Photo: Twitter @MothibaThabiso8
All eyes on Arthur Zwane and Kaizer Chiefs’ brutal first FIVE matches
With the 2022/23 DStv Premieship season starting TODAY, all eyes will be on Kaizer Chiefs under the new leadership of Arthur Zwane.
Zwane to face last season’s top three in league’s first five fixtures – Photo: Twitter @MothibaThabiso8
With the 2022/23 DStv Premieship season starting TODAY, all eyes will be on Kaizer Chiefs under the new leadership of Arthur Zwane.
Football enthusiasts can’t wait to make judgements on whether or not Zwane is the right man to lead Amakhosi.
READ ALSO: REJECTED CHIEFS TRIALIST SEEKS EUROPEAN MOVE – REPORT
Looking at his first five assignments, you’ll notice that he’ll meet all of last season’s top three sides.
That’s (in order of who’ll they’ll face) Royal AM, Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City.
This won’t be a child’s play.
Thwihli Thwahla got the better of the Glamour Boys in both of the league meetings last season. And it wasn’t a fluke.
READ ALSO: MANQOBA MNGQITHI REACTS TO MANGOSUTHU LEGACY CUP UPSET
And then there’s Mamelodi Sundowns whose strength in unquestionable. It’s surprising that this immense fixture was placed so early in the season where both clubs are perhaps yet to gel.
They met twice as usual last season and Sundowns won once while the spoils were shared in the second match.
READ ALSO: KAIZER CHIEFS INTEREST ‘ENDED UP IN THE AIR’ – VICTOR LETSOALO
Chiefs don’t have a bad record against Cape Town City, but they failed to beat them in the last campaign.
The two sides played out to a goalless draw in the first match before City took maximum points in the second round.
Kaizer Chiefs’ first 5 fixtures (DStv Premiership):
- AWAY vs Royal AM – Saturday, 6 August
- HOME vs Maritzburg United – Tuesday, 9 August
- AWAY vs Mamelodi Sundowns – Saturday, 13 August
- HOME vs Richards Bay FC – Saturday, 20 August
- AWAY vs Cape Town City FC – Tuesday, 23 August
With the Glamour Boys preparing for the league opener against MaMkhize’s club, Arthur Zwane says he hopes they bring smiles to Kaizer Chiefs’ fans.
READ ALSO: KAIZER CHIEFS TRANSFER NEWS: TWO STRIKER TRIALISTS LEAVE NATURENA
“We have worked on our preparations, but obviously it won’t be easy because all teams want to do well,” Zwane told the club’s website.
“We have looked at different combinations at the back, midfield and attack, and we feel we are ready for action. It’s important to start well and work on building on that for the next number of games. We will do our best on Saturday and hope that the Amakhosi supporters that will be in the stadium leave with smiles on their faces,” he added.
