Soweto Derby: Who’s to Blame for Kaizer Chiefs’ Narrow Loss to Orlando Pirates
- Kaizer Chiefs were unable to end their winless run against Orlando Pirates in the Soweto derby this season in the Betway Premiership
- The Glamour Boys lost their first encounter against their bitter rivals this season in the Premier Soccer League courtesy of a late goal from Patrick Maswanganyi
- A sports journalist has pointed at who was at fault for Amakhosi's narrow loss against the Sea Robbers at the FNB Stadium over the weekend
Orlando Pirates got bragging rights over their city rivals, Kaizer Chiefs, in the first Soweto derby of the season in the Betway Premiership.
A late goal from Patrick Maswanganyi gave the Sea Robbers a perfect win over Amakhosi at the FNB Stadium this weekend.
The win put Jose Riveiro's side in good position to continue to battle Mamelodi Sundowns for the league title while Kaizer Chiefs still maintain their fifth position on the log.
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A simple mistake led to Kaizer Chiefs' loss against the Bucs as Nasreddine Nabi's side caught most by surprise with their amazing display against their city rivals at the FNB Stadium.
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Who's to blame for Chiefs' loss against Pirates
Sports journalist Uche Anuma talked about the Soweto derby in an exclusive chat with Briefly News. He claimed Nabi was the reason Chiefs lost the tie due to the mistake he made.
"Nasreddine Nabi should shoulder the blame for this Chiefs' loss to Orlando Pirates because he made a little mistake which could have turned out to be in favour of Amakhosi," he said.
"He failed to make that Mfundo Vilakazi and Gaston Sirino change earlier in the game. Both players brought new life to the game but it was too late to affect the tie."
He also talked about Kaizer Chiefs' new signings (Thabo Cele and Glody Lilepo) who debuted in the Soweto derby.
"Lilepo and Cele got that fair share in the Soweto derby and it's not enough time to judge their performance yet," he added.
"I hope they meet up expectations at the club with their performances."
The Soweto giant's only chance of winning silverware lies in their performance in the Nedbank cup, but face stiff competition from Pirates and Sundowns, who both faced off in the final last season.
Kaizer Chiefs next match in the league will be against AmaZulu FC, while Orlando Pirates will continue their quest to dethrone Mamelodi Sundowns as PSL champions against Sekhukhune Uniited in Durban.
Why ref was right to give Pirates a penalty
Briefly News earlier reported that the referee in charge of Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates clash in the Betway Premiership was vindicated for awarding a late penalty to the Bucs in the match.
There were talks about the referee favouring the Sea Robbers against Amakhosi, but those rumours were debunked after the match official was said to have made the right call for awarding the penalty.
The incident went on the be the major talking point of the game as the match was heading to a goalless draw before that moment happened in added time.
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