Brandon Petersen Kaizer Chiefs

Kaizer Chiefs stalwart Brandon Petersen. Photo: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

Chiefs star: One eye is on a CAF qualifying spot!

Kaizer Chiefs keeper Brandon Petersen has made it clear that the club has a key target in sight as the season reaches the business end.

Brandon Petersen Kaizer Chiefs

Kaizer Chiefs stalwart Brandon Petersen. Photo: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

Following a two-week pause to accommodate the FIFA window for international football, Chiefs host Stellenbosch FC at FNB stadium in a 17:00 kick-off on Saturday, and they will be aiming to continue the winning run they were on prior to the league’s interruption.

As it stands, Chiefs are just two log points behind second-placed SuperSport United, but the Glamour Boys can now look forward to a sequence of fixtures where they should feel confident of claiming a decent haul of log points.

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Amakhosi’s recent run of victories has put them firmly in contention to qualify for continental football next season, which Brandon Petersen sees as a strong motivation for the team to focus on.

“We obviously want to finish as high up as possible. The CAF spot is still available so I think that’s our main aim now. As much as we are taking one game at a time, one eye is always on the prize, that second spot, so we are going into every game like it’s a cup final for us. We want maximum points because we want to play CAF football next season,” he told the club’s media department.

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Chiefs will be favourites on Saturday

Petersen said they would show full respect to seventh-placed Stellenbosch, although he insists that if Chiefs perform to their potential, there will be only one outcome.

“I played against them in the NFD when I was at Ajax and there are a few guys still there like Lee Langeveldt. They’ve got a good squad. Most of their players have been doing very well,” he added.

“For us it’s important to go into this game and just be us, because we have also been on a good run. It’s going to be an exciting game and I know, at the end of the day, if we put in the graft, the fight, we’ll come out with a positive result.”

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Fixtures to look out for in the DStv Premiership this weekend:

Chiefs will also be keeping an eye on SuperSport’s clash against Chippa. Photo: SuperSport.com

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