Chiefs coach backs Daniel Akpeyi to start against Highlands
Middendorp believes goalkeeper will bounce back
Daniel Akpeyi needs to show the mental toughness to not allow his goalkeeping error in Kaizer Chiefs’ 1-1 Premiership draw with Polokwane City to get him down‚ Amakhosi coach Ernst Middendorp says. Middendorp believes the 32-year-old Nigeria international has the experience to be able to bounce back when sixth-placed Amakhosi meet ninth-positioned Highlands Park at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday (kickoff 6pm). The coach admitted‚ though‚ that there is some concern for Chiefs after the keeper they brought in to solidify a department that has been shaky since the injury to No 1 Itumeleng Khune made a costly mistake in his second game. Akpeyi was signed from Chippa United on the last day of the transfer window on January 31‚ after Virgil Vries had struggled in deputising for the injured Khune‚ with howlers in defeats against Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City. Against Polokwane last Saturday‚ after Daniel Cardoso’s penalty put Chiefs ahead in the 15th minute‚ Akpeyi allo...
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