Mthethwa, Cele & Miguel torn by ex-Chiefs attacker in the wake of CAF CC loss against Al Masry

Three Kaizer Chiefs players have been blamed for the Glamour Boys’ poor start in the CAF Confederation Cup outing on Sunday.

The Soweto giants were away in Egypt to play Al Masry in Group D match of the annual competition staged at the Suez Stadium. Bonheur Mugisha’s penalty handed the hosts a lead before Dillan Solomons’ solo effort made it even.

Amakhosi thought they had managed to get a point until Angolan defender Inacio Miguel failed to clear a corner ball, literally missing it before Mohammed Hashem capitalised on the mistake to score the winner.

According to former Chiefs’ attaker Junior Khanye, Miguel is not the only one to blame. Sibongiseni Mthethwa and Thabo Cele also struggled.

High School mistake from Miguel

“It was a high school mistake from this guy Miguel. He is an experienced player and an international … it was a critical phase of the game,” he told iDiski TV.

“We have to question the midfield. Mthethwa and Cele were not functional. We need a proper number 6 in midfield. In this game they were exposed. They might get away with it in some Betway Premiership games but not here.

“It was a very boring first half, from both teams. How many shots on target did they have? Both teams never risked anything. I was very disappointed with Al Masry, playing at home they never troubled Chiefs,” Khanye added.

“The body language changed (in the second half), they (Al Masry) were playing two attackers and were running more in behind. The number 8 and 14 (in midfield), were playing more forward.

“Tactically you have to be smart, one mistake is going to be punished,” he concluded.

Zamalek will be the next outing for the Soweto giants.