Phili, Ndlovu, Petersen & Co. ready for CAF CC? Kaizer Chiefs’ latest update

Kaizer Chiefs have provided the latest news regarding their star players who are currently out of action.

The midfield trio of Lebohang Maboe, Adolf Mtasingwa and Siphesihle Ndlovu along with attacker Langelihle Phili and goalkeeper Brandon Petersen remain sidelined with injuries they picked up before the recent FIFA international break.

Amakhosi played their Premier Soccer League fixture against Stellenbosch on Tuesday night without them. The South African top tier outing at the FNB Stadium ended 1-1 with Mduduzi Shabalala canceling out Sinoxolo Kwayiba’s strike for the Maroons.

On Saturday, the Glamour Boys will be in Zambia to face the Red Arrows in the first leg of the CAF Confederations Cup’s second Preliminary round.

Latest on Chiefs’ injuries

Coach Fernando Da Cruz is not expecting major changes for the continental outing this weekend.

“If we compare the squad [against Stellenbosch], it will be more or less the same, maybe one or two changes, but we will not recover our injured players. It will take a bit of time, but I’m confident in our squad,” the tactician opened up.

“We have many games this month, it will not be very easy; Carling Cup, CAF, the Soweto Derby at the end of the month, so we start these competitions, but it can allow the team to be in a new dynamic.

“It’s a strong team, with strong players, they play offensive transitions, they play long ball as well, we don’t know very well the conditions, it might not be good, but we’ll go to Zambia to come back with a good result, to be in a positive mood for the game at home,” Da Cruz concluded.