Cedric Kaze Shares Why Kaizer Chiefs Lost to Richards Bay in Betway Premiership

• Cedric Kaze has shared the reason why Kaizer Chiefs lost to Richards Bay in their midweek Betway Premiership tie
• The Burudian tactician also gave a detailed explanation about the reason behind the withdrawal of Inacio Miguel
• The former Barcelona Academy manager's comments sparked mixed reactions from fans on social media

Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze has explained why the Glamour Boys lost to Richards Bay during the midweek Betway Premiership fixture at the uMhlathuze Sports Complex on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

The Soweto Giants stumbled to a 1-0 defeat against the Natal Rich Boyz, making their fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions.

They lost to Orlando Pirates in the first Soweto Derby of the season at the FNB Stadium on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

Kaze on why Kaizer Chiefs lost

Kaze conceded that the display from Kaizer Chiefs fell short of expectations and stressed the need for improvement in their next game.

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“It’s obviously a frustrating outcome. We began the match positively, but we allowed a goal through an individual lapse,” Kaze told SuperSport TV.

He added that defensive instability played a major role, particularly with Miguel’s injury and Zitha Kwinika unavailable due to suspension, which forced changes at the back.

“In my view, that disruption in defence had a significant impact on the result. Still, we must raise our level. The solution is to return to training and work hard while hoping to have our injured and suspended players back soon,” he explained.

Kaze on why Miguel was withdrawn

Kaze also explained why Inacio Miguel was withdrawn from the starting line-up despite being initially included. The Angolan defender was replaced by Bradley Cross after it was confirmed that he experienced discomfort earlier in the day.

“He reported feeling something in the morning, and the medical team did everything possible. They even worked on him during the warm-up while we continued to monitor the situation, but ultimately he was unable to start,” he added.

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Here is what fans are saying on social media about Kaze's reason behind Kaizer Chiefs' defeat against Richards Bay.

Zukoh Zuks shared:

"So Miguel left with the attackers?? Because the problem wasn't the defence, it was the midfielder and the attackers, basically, the tactics were dismal 0% futhi. A team that played with no RW, Chislett shifted to the Right while Velebayi was a wing back, and there's Shinga there, what kind of tactics are those?! Solomons' had to attack and defend at the same time, Silva had to be a Right Winger and a striker at the same time, Sirino lost the whole 45 mins. The team recorded 0 Shots on target vs Richards Bay, I mean ordinary Richards Bay? 😭 😭 😭"

Le-fentswe Phalane

"I feel sorry for the team sitting in position 9 because Kaizer Chiefs is coming back where it belongs."

Morena Laurent Ntlhoki

"This guy said we were going to apologise to him and his friend at the end of the season."

Xolan Samkelo

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"Credit to Jr Khanye, the guy has been honest about this Kaizer Chiefs and most of us have insulted him yet he been trying to open our eyes that our team is dead😀😀."

Oliphant De Knock

"Even if the Richy boys were to play without a keeper, Kaizer Chiefs wouldn't have scored. Zero shot on target 😂😂😂."

Kaze speaks on his future at Kaizer Chiefs

Briefly News earlier reported that Cedric Kaze shared his thoughts on his future at Kaizer Chiefs after a heavy defeat against Orlando Pirates.

The Burudian tactician was named the head coach alongside Khalil Ben Youssef at the start of the season after Nasreddine Nabi was sacked.

Source: Briefly News