Chiefs makes history

SEDIBENG.-  Kaizer Chiefs made history when they reached  the CAF Champions League final for the first time in their history. This was after they played to a goalless draw against Wydad Athletico in the second leg semi-final at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday. Amakhosi proceed to the final with aggregate score after they beat Wydad 1-0 in Morocco a fortnight ago. Chiefs is at the edge to emulate the likes of Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates to have their first star on their black and gold jersey. Despite reaching the CAF Champions final, Chiefs had a poor season finishing position eight in the league. However, the club surprised many when they went all the way to final of the tournament regardless their mediocrity performance for the 2020/2021 DStv Premiership League season under Coach Gavin Hunt.

The club almost finished out of top eight, but thanks to Coach Arthur Zwane who steered the ship after the departure of Hunt following  poor results. Zwane was appointed as a caretaker coach to be in charge of Chiefs remaining games including the CAF Champions League games. Zwane has since won the hearts of Amakhosi faithful for taking the club to top eight and reaching the CAF final spot. This is a remarkable achievement for the man known as “1011” in football circle.

Zwane is also in charge of Kaizer Chiefs MDC team which also had a great season before they lost to Amazulu in the Diski Challenge semi-final. Zwane said it is a great honour for have been tasked with such a huge responsibility to lead a big team like Kaizer Chiefs to its former glory.

“This is a proud moment for everyone especially these youngsters who were just promoted to the senior team because they mixed nicely with the senior players and results are there for everyone to see. However, we must remain humble and work hard because we are still having a final game to play. We must remain focused and continue to work hard at training like we did in our previous games,” said Zwane.