Apr 6, 2021 - 09:37 am By Staff Reporter
Two Kaizer Chiefs players and one from Mamelodi Sundowns have been included in the CAF Champions League Team of the Week following game-week 5 of the group stages.
Bernard Parker and Reeve Frosler have become the first Chiefs players to be named in the continental club championship s best XI in a game-week.
Parker and Frosler both starred in Amakhosi s impressive 1-0 win over Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club at FNB Stadium on Saturday evening.
The 35-year-old, who donned the captain s armband, bagged the all-important goal that separated the two sides to give the Soweto giants a fighting chance to reach the quarterfinals.
Apr 6, 2021 - 02:19 pm By Chad Kelly-Klate
Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has explained why he will never be on social media, where captain Bernard Parker has come under continuous criticism.
Hunt has recently sung the praises of Parker, who appears to have earned himself a new lease of life in Chiefs ailing midfield.
Amakhosi have been struggling without a replacement for the departed George Maluleka, with the former Bidvest Wits mentor having converted the 35-year-old to fill the all-important void.
After a prolonged slumped, Die Hond continues to face criticism on social media, where it has been suggested that he be released along with the club s dead wood at the end of the current season.
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The other three bookings were against TTM, AmaZulu and Black Leopards.
Blom started and completed Amakhosi’s impressive 1-0 win over Wydad Casablanca on Saturday and even though Hunt has other options such as Willard Katsande, Anthony Akumu Agay and Kearyn Baccus, who can play in Blom s position, the coach has had a preference for the youngster this season and rates him highly. Njabulo Blom was Man of the Match, fantastic you know, Hunt said after the Pirates win. He s got energy, he s got legs, it s what we need, he s got the desire, we just have to get him better, but he ll get better.
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