Kaizer Chiefs are in a race against time to get key players fit for the weekend’s Soweto derby after they limped over the line against Black Leopards on Sunday without six regulars. Khama Billiat‚ Daniel Cardoso‚ Leonardo Castro‚ Lebogang Manyama‚ Siyabonga Ngezana and Dumisani Zuma were all absent as Chiefs needed penalties to see off a gallant challenge by Black Leopards in the first round of the Telkom Knockout at Soccer City. "I hope some of these players can recover for the derby and I think so. "Castro starts full training on Monday‚ Billiat should recover but not Lebo‚" said coach Giovanni Solinas. "Zuma could make it. He’s a young player, very talented and he’s keen for action. "We have to get them back because the derby is a special game‚" he said as Saturday’s sell-out spectacle looms. "It’s a special game for the coach‚ it’s a special game for the players and for the club. "It’s special for the supporters too‚ so we have to be well prepared. It will be very difficult beca...
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