Chiefs fans haven’t enjoyed the ride this season. Photo: Samuel Shivambu – BackpagePix
Kaizer Chiefs: Things went TERRIBLY the last time Hlanti missed a PSL game
Kaizer Chiefs must do without Sifiso Hlanti this weekend against Sekhukhune. Looking at the stats, this is terrible news.
Chiefs fans haven’t enjoyed the ride this season. Photo: Samuel Shivambu – BackpagePix
Sifiso Hlanti’s influence on this Kaizer Chiefs side is immense. Things went awfully the last time he wasn’t available for a PSL match and now he’ll be absent for the clash against Sekhukhune on Sunday.
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The 32-year-old left-back will be unavailable for this weekend’s trip to Limpopo because of an accumulation of yellow cards. The omens aren’t good. The last time Hlanti missed a PSL match for the Glamour Boys was the 4-0 defeat to AmaZulu on January 13th. Since then, he’s started nine league matches on the bounce, scoring twice in that sequence of matches, including in the 3-2 home defeat against Arrows. Hlanti always performs, even when Chiefs don’t.
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Hlanti has made 25 appearances for the Glamour Boys this term. The fact that Chiefs took a 4-0 hiding the last time he didn’t start a PSL game certainly speaks volumes about what he brings to the side too. The board will need to think long and hard about whether they hand him a one-year extension to his current contract. However, that decision seems like a no-brainer, all things considered.
Sekhukhune vs Chiefs on Sunday kicks off at 3pm.
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