Kaizer Chiefs fans encapsulating the passion of a Soweto Derby. Image: BackpagePix
More horrors in store? Next FIVE Kaizer Chiefs fixtures
Will you even be watching?
Kaizer Chiefs fans encapsulating the passion of a Soweto Derby. Image: BackpagePix
Amakhosi, incredibly, aren’t yet mathematically safe from relegation. Here are the next five Kaizer Chiefs fixtures.
Next five Kaizer Chiefs fixtures
Cavon Johnson’s team, fresh off yet another demoralising defeat, this time to Richard Bay, must dust themselves down and prepare for the challenge of a clash with SuperSport next weekend. A place in the top 8, even the top 10, now looks in serious jeopardy
- 27 April vs SuperSport United (H) – 17:00
- 30 April vs Mamelodi Sundowns (H) – 19:30
- 11 May vs AmaZulu (A) – 17:00
- 18 May vs Polokwane City (H) – 15:00
- 25 May vs Cape Town Spurs (A) – 15:00
Is Sekhukhune’s Seema a candidate for the Chiefs job?
43-year-old Lehlohonolo Seema is at the start of his managerial journey. He hasn’t had the glitziest jobs, but he’s built up an impressive body of work across South Africa’s football pyramid. He’s enjoyed various roles at the now-defunct Bloem Celtic, the caretaker manager tole at Black Leopards and then head coaching jobs at Chippa, Golden Arrows and Polokwane City. Sekhukhune hired Seema in November 2023. In just four months, he’s overseen 10 league matches. He’s won six of those, with three draws and one defeat. This is a serious football team punching above their weight in a big way and they’re still in the hunt for a top-two finish. If this man isn’t being strongly considered, the Amakhosi top brass aren’t paying enough attention.
Chiefs are getting worse
Amakhosi finished the 2022-23 campaign with a paltry 44 points, that’s 1.47 points per game. This season they’ve got 30 from 24 matches, a points-per-game average of 1.25. That’s a HUGE decline. Projecting this average over a complete season would give them 39 points. Last term that would have only been good enough for a ninth-placed finish. Now, they’re far closer to the foot of the table than the top, and they’re also not even mathematically safe from relegation just yet. They need another point from their final six games to ensure their stay in the top flight.
Do you think Chiefs have any hope of making the top eight this season? Let us know in the comments section below.
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