Four years have elapsed however former Kaizer Chiefs defender Siyabonga Ngezana is still haunted by a chilling memory.
KAIZER CHIEFS TITLE SLIP CUTS DEEP
Chiefs are struggling within the league this season, at the moment in a scrap for eighth place in a congested DStv Premiership mid-desk. The FCSB defender gave a candid interview to FarPost recalling his expertise of the 2019-20 title run-in when Amakhosi misplaced their probability of glory on the ultimate day with a 1-1 draw in opposition to Boroka. Sundowns accomplished their facet of the cut price by beating Black Leopards, sealing one other league crown. Chiefs had been in command of the title race earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic suspended all footballing exercise.
A chilling Kaizer Chiefs memory
26-yr-outdated Siyabonga Ngezana vividly remembers that day and the way the scars stay.
“It still cuts deep and it’s still the memory because I’m still stuck to that memory you know,” Ngezana instructed FARPost from his Romania base.
“It’s still in my memory that Sundowns took the league like within the final sport of the season after we performed a draw in opposition to Baroka FC.
“The league just slipped away just only in the last 30 minutes of the game. So, it is still a memory that is still in my head and remember it vividly.”
Ngezana has moved on to better issues
FCSB, previously Steaua Bucuresti, are not any stranger to success but it surely’s been some time since they final received the league title. That all modified this season. Ngezana’s facet had been confirmed as champions in April for the primary time since 2015. They’ve now received 27 home titles of their storied historical past. It’s Ngezana’s first style of silverware, and he’ll characteristic within the prestigious UEFA Champions League subsequent time period. Well deserved.
The race for eighth place
Amakhosi have 4 matches left of the DStv Premiership marketing campaign. Only two factors separate them in eighth place (33) and AmaZulu in twelfth (31) so it’ll be an almighty scrap to complete within the MTN8 qualification locations.
- Tue 07 May vs TS Galaxy (H) – 19:30
- Sun 12 May vs AmaZulu (A) – 17:30
- Sat 18 May vs Polokwane (H) – 15:00
- Sat 25 May vs Cape Town Spurs (A) – 15:00
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