The hard tackling midfielder was serving a one match suspension due to the yellow cards he has accumulated in recent matches.
Katsande wasn’t the only player missing when Amakhosi lost to Rise and Shine with Siphiwe Tshabalala being sidelined by injury.
“We missed Katsande because he gives you an added advantage with his robustness in the middle of the park,” Komphela is quoted as saying on the club’s official website.
“Siphiwe Tshabalala was also out and that gave Hendrick Ekstein a chance to play and he also did well,” said the coach.
“Buchanan played well. He didn’t have match fitness, but he commanded himself well under the circumstances.
“We have started to check certain pieces to give us clarity on individual players and combinations.”
