COLLECTING full points to go and the right to cheer for the fans of Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates will be useful for the coaching team that will succeed in getting a good result since Cedric Kaze, Khalil Ben Youssef and Abdeslam Ouaddou will come to the home game from disappointing results respectively.
This is one of the highlights of the home game between South Africa, where Chiefs and Pirates face each other in the Betway Premiership on Saturday at 3 pm, at FNB Stadium, Nasrec.
Both benches can help themselves back in the hearts of the fans who are starting to doubt their experience due to the unexpected results obtained by these bulls apart from the latter.
Chiefs dropped key points when they conceded a home run by Stellenbosch FC in midweek.
The Kings disappointed the fans, leaving Zamalek SC from Egypt, who kicked them out of the Caf Confederation Cup.
The illness is the same for Ouaddou who was disappointed by Casric Stars playing in the Motsepe Foundation Championship which eliminated him from the Last 16 of the Nedbank Cup.
This result, which left some Pirates fans with questions about Ouaddou’s experience, was followed by the beating they received from Mamelodi Sundowns last week.
What is clear is that any bench that collects full points will not end up in the log but there is an opportunity to return to the hearts of the fans who are still grinding because of the disappointment of the past weeks due to the division of teams and competitions.
Kaze confirmed that Sibongiseni “Ox” Mthethwa and Inacio Miguel may recover in time, while Ouaddou revealed that Evidence Makgopa and Talente Mbatha are in contention for the scheme.
These coaches were speaking at the press conference for the game yesterday, in Johannesburg.
“There is no question that we are expecting a difficult game from a team that is in contention for the title and coming from disappointment like us,” said Kaze.
Pirates coach Ouaddou said: “Although we are going into this game with respect, we have no doubt that it will be difficult, but we are looking to get back on track as we have struggled in the past.”
It will be the 15th time in a row that there will be a coach on the same bench who was not present when these teams last met.