Kaizer Chiefs are in with a "big chance" of winning the Premiership‚ captain Itumeleng Khune said on the day after leaders Mamelodi Sundowns dropped points against Free State Stars at home. Chiefs were aiming at a points target when the season closes on May 12, Khune said. Sundowns were held to a 1-1 draw by tough Stars at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday night. That result left second-placed in-form Chiefs neatly positioned just five points behind the Brazilians with nine games to go as Amakhosi prepare to face 12th-placed Bloemfontein Celtic at FNB Stadium on Saturday night. "It was a fair result. And that’s what we wanted‚" Khune said of the Sundowns’ draw. "But we just have to focus on ourselves‚ focus on the goals that we’ve set for ourselves. "There’s a point mark that we want to end the season on. "And we will sit down after training as players‚ review how far we are from the point mark that we want to achieve‚ and then we’ll keep pushing and keep on taking it one game at a time,...
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