Wasteful Kaizer Chiefs Stumble to Yet Another Defeat Under Nabi in Betway Premiership

Wasteful Kaizer Chiefs Stumble to Yet Another Defeat Under Nabi in Betway Premiership

  • Kaizer Chiefs stumbled to yet another defeat in the Betway Premiership as suffered a home loss against Lamontville Golden Arrows
  • The Soweto giants wastefulness in front of goal cost them the match against the Backheel Boys at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban
  • The defeat put Glamour Boys behind Golden Arrows on the Premier Soccer League table

Kaizer Chiefs' inconsistency under Nasreddine Nabi continues as they stumbled to yet another home defeat this season during their tie with Lamontville Golden Arrows in the Betway Premiership on Sunday afternoon.

The Glamour Boys lost 1-0 to Golden Arrows at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, thanks to Gladwin Shitolo's second-half strike.

The Soweto giants have lost five matches in the Premier Soccer League this season under the Tunisian manager and have dropped to sixth place on the log.

Kaizer Chiefs defeated by Lamontville Golden Arrows in the Premier Soccer League.
Kaizer Chiefs lose their fifth match of the season as they stumbled against Lamontville Golden Arrows in the Betway Premiership. Photo: @KaizerChiefs.
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Kaizer Chiefs lose to Golden Arrows in Durban

Kaizer Chiefs had the best chance very early in the game in the 10th minute, but Tebogo Potsane's effort ended in the stands.

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Four minutes later, in-form forward Wandile Duba was close to putting Amakhosi in front, but Shitolo's last-ditch clearance denied the home side a chance to take the lead.

Bruce Bvuma was called into action in the 35th minute but made a brilliant save to keep his team in the game.

The best chance of the first half fell into the hands of Mduduzi Shabalala, but after finding his way past Ismail Watenga, his shot was cleared off the line by Nduduzo Sibiya in the 37th minute.

Kaizer Chiefs' poor execution in front of goal continued late in the first half as Inacio Miguel missed a sitter in the 44th minute.

The Glamour Boys wastefulness in front of goal continued in the second half as Ranga Chivaviro missed a sitter in the 48th minute.

Arrows punished Chiefs' wastefulness in front of goal, as Shitolo scored in the 56th minute to give the visitors the lead.

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Former Golden Arrows defender Bradley Cross later missed a clear header in the match.

Sundowns beat Chiefs, Pirates to Bafana Bafana star's signing

Briefly News earlier reported that Kaizer Chiefs missed out on one of the targets after Mamelodi Sundowns reached an agreement with the player's club.

The Glamour Boys and their city rivals Orlando Pirates were interested in signing the South African international since last summer, but failed to submit an official bid to his club.

The Bafana Bafana star will reportedly join the Brazilians this January, which will make him Miguel Cardoso's first signing.

Source: Briefly News

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Raphael Abiola (sports editor) Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over seven years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015. Raphael previously worked as a football editor at Stakegains (2016-2018) and a content editor with Opera News Nigeria (2018-2023). Raphael then worked as an Editor for the Local Desk at Sports Brief (2023-2024). Reach him via email at raphael.abiola@sportsbrief.com.