Nedbank Cup: ‘ZESCO & Gallants made Chiefs think they’re unstoppable! Shabalala not Amakhosi material, we are hyping mediocrity’

Kaizer Chiefs were eliminated from the Nedbank Cup after falling 2-1 against Stellenbosch at the DHL Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Amakhosi conceded two goals in the first half, and despite responding early after the break, they were punished for failure to take their chances. Stellies joined Mamelodi Sundowns in the Round of 16.

Have a look at what the fans said, as sampled by Afrik-Foot.

Our coaches misunderstood ‘defending champions’

I saw Brandon Petersen, the best goalkeeper in the Premier Soccer League, flying like a kite –  Katlego Hlahasoane 

ZESCO United and Marumo Gallants made some of us Kaizer Chiefs fans believe that we are unstoppable –  Aphiwe Gade

Our co-coaches misunderstood the term defending champions. They thought it meant to put more defenders –  Afikile Mjali 

I was in Grade 2 the last time Chiefs scored two goals in a match, and now I am a retired lecturer -MaSwa NgaNyi Bw  

We have better things to look at; we are playing in the CAF Confederation Cup, and we are chasing the league, so we just had to give these guys a chance – Mzwandile Ntshona 

Chiefs used to scoring one goal but Stellies had other ideas

The last serious Kaizer Chiefs team was when Tshabalala scored the 2010 World Cup goal – Oke Thabo

Mduduzi Shabalala doesn’t want to grow as a player. Today’s game exposed his decision-making. He is not a bad player, but he is not Kaizer Chiefs material – Gowjas

Nothing went wrong, what happened was that we saw a Kaizer Chiefs that we know – Mandla

We need to start calling out players who are not fighting with their lives on the field. So many players at Kaizer Chiefs are there for vibes, money and fame.  If you take them somewhere else, I swear it would be the end of their careers. We are busy hyping mediocrity – VInce

They are used to scoring one goal and win but Stellenbosch had other plans. Now the trophy will defend itself –  MA Danone