Kaizer Chiefs will be hoping to gain momentum in the Betway Premiership when they visit Cape Town City on Sunday evening at DHL Cape Town Stadium.
Betway Premiership
Teams: Cape Town City v Kaizer Chiefs
Date: 05 January 2025
Venue: DHL Stadium
Time: 17h45.
Chiefs ended their three-game winless run after edging Chippa United 1-0 thanks to a goal Mduduzi Shabalala in their closing game of 2024.
Amakhosi are placed seventh in the standings with 15 points from ten matches.
The Citizens, on the other hand, will start a new era under former Chiefs coach Muhsin Ertugral, after they parted ways with Eric Tinkler following a 1-0 loss to AmaZulu, which was their third defeat in their last four games.
Ertugral, who was appointed as Technical Director, has been announced as interim coach until the end of the season.
The Turkish coach finds City lying 12th in the standings with 11 points after ten matches.
The Citizens took four points off The Glamour Boys last season, as they won 1-0 away in the first round thanks to Khanyisa Mayo while the reverse fixture ended goalless at Athlone Stadium.
Here's how they line up:
Cape Town City: 16. Keet, 2. Mkhize, 4. Petrus, 25. Gordinho, 11. Nyama, 14. Idumba, 26. Nodada, 20. Darwin, 21. Tjiueza, 23. Rhodes, 9. Soukouna.
Subs: 47. Oliaro, 10. Domingo, 12. Mokotjo, 19. Ziba, 22. Fisher, 53. April, 54. Ah Shene, 55. Amato, 58. Dondolo.
Kaizer Chiefs: 44. Bvuma, 39. Frosler, 84. Miguel, 14. Dortley, 24. Ditlhokwe, 8. Maart, 5. Mthethwa, 21. Saile, 36. Duba, 42. Shabalala, 9. Du Preez.
Subs: 1. Petersen, 4. Kwinika, 48. Cross, 6. Blom, 37. Zwane, 22. Matlou, 28. Vilakazi, 13. Mmodi, 7. Chivaviro.
