Kaizer Chiefs committed to winning league title this season
The team's media manager, Vina Maphosa, says that is their ultimate goal with every game they prepare for
Kaizer Chiefs’ media manager Vina Maphosa has stood by his view made on social media that the club can still be in the Premiership title mix should they beat Maritzburg United at FNB Stadium on Saturday. Maphosa got stick from some commentators for his tweet on Wednesday that sixth-placed Chiefs‚ eight points behind leaders Orlando Pirates‚ can be back in the title race if they beat last-placed Maritzburg. He tweeted: “A win in weekend will get us in the mix definitely — join is at FNB @OfficialSMSA on Saturday 18:00 @KaizerChiefs.” Maphosa told TimesLIVE that it is not a belief at Chiefs that Amakhosi can still challenge‚ but simply a mathematical reality. Chiefs (22 games played) have a game in hand on Pirates (23)‚ and if they beat United will be just five points behind the leaders. “It’s not a belief. It’s what we’ve planned for from the start of the season — to win the league‚” Maphosa said. “So that hasn’t changed. It will only change when you do your maths and you say‚ ‘No‚ o...
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