Khune responds to fans’ criticism over his costly blunder

Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune came under a bit of fire from fans after his blunder that led to Black Leopards’ opening goal in Wednesday’s 2-2 draw.

READ: ‘Mistakes are part of the game,’ says Chiefs coach Hunt after Khune’s howler (video)

Khune was dealing with a routine clearance in the 11th minute of the game, but instead of kicking the ball towards a teammate, but he passed it straight to Leopards attacker, Ovidy Karuru who was left with an easy task of seeing the ball into an empty net to give the visitors the lead at FNB Stadium.

A video of Khune making the blunder trended on Twitter on Wednesday night with some fans ridiculing the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper for his costly mistake, while others defended him saying it was part of the game.

After taking a veiled swipe at him during his post match interview, Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt later changed his tune and defended Khune, saying mistakes are part of the game.

Khune has since responded to the criticism directed at him.

“Learn and Grow – Since you have no control over what has already happened, you need to learn from the past and grow for the future. Remember always, it’s not what happened that matters most; it is how you respond to what has happened that will make the biggest impact on future performances,” wrote Khune on his official Instagram account.

For more news your way, download The Citizen’s app for iOS and Android.