Ernst Middendorp clears up confusion over Itumeleng Khune’s fitness
Chiefs coach explains there is a difference between full medical fitness and being match-fit to play
03 December 2019 - 16:18
Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp has explained why his club declared Itumeleng Khune fit just over a week ago‚ yet the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper was not even on the bench in Amakhosi’s Telkom Knockout defeat against Maritzburg United.
There appeared to be some confusion over Khune’s fitness status from a long-term shoulder injury when, in the week’s build-up to Chiefs’ 2-1 Telkom Knockout semifinal defeat to Maritzburg two Sundays ago, Middendorp declared the keeper not ready to play...
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