Kaizer Chiefs catch a fixture break after CAF Champions League congestion

Kaizer Chiefs have been handed a fixture boost after confirmation that one of their upcoming DStv Premiership fixtures has been postponed.

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Amakhosi have had a tough – and disrupted – schedule of late with back-to-back CAF Champions League fixtures.

Having played Horoya AC of Guinea on Tuesday, Kaizer Chiefs will be in action on Sunday, 28 February against Moroccan side Wydad Athletic in Burkina Faso.

The match against Horoya finished 0-0 at the FNB Stadium.

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Kaizer Chiefs now face a long, indirect flight to the neutral venue in Burkina Faso to take on Wydad in a fixture which was postponed from earlier in the month.

Kaizer Chiefs were then due to return and face Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila in a DStv Premiership clash 48 hours later on Tuesday, 2 March at the Thohoyandou Stadium.

However, the Premier Soccer League (PSL) has sensibly confirmed the postponement of the match to a later yet to be confirmed date.

The postponement means that Gavin Hunt’s team will now play three consecutive CAF Champions League matches.

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They will return from the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, to host Angolan side Petro de Luanda on Saturday, 6 March, at the FNB Stadium.

Kick-off in both their matches in Burkina Faso and at the FNB Stadium will be 18:00 SA time.

At this stage, Kaizer Chiefs’ next confirmed DStv Premiership match is away to bottom side Maritzburg United on Wednesday, 10 March at 17:00.

FIXTURE CHANGE:

The #DStvPrem fixture between @TTM_Original and @KaizerChiefs originally scheduled for 02 March 2021 has been postponed.

The new fixture details (date, time and venue) will be advised in due course.

— Official PSL (@OfficialPSL) February 24, 2021