After safely touching down in the Luanda, the capital of Angola, on Thursday night, Kaizer Chiefs assistant-coach, Cedric Kaze told the assembled media on Friday morning that Amakhosi are ready for the challenge that lies ahead in their CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round first-leg clash against Kabuscorp at the 11 de Novembro stadium on Saturday afternoon.

“We have had a very good journey and we are happy to be here in Angola to start our continental campaign,” he said at the press briefing, adding, “We know it is going to be a very difficult game but we are prepared for it. We know that Kabuscorp are a very big team here in Angola and we respect them. But we are here to make sure that we get a positive result and look forward to the second leg too.”

Although Amakhosi are under no illusions about the magnitude of their assignment, Kaze believes that the Glamour Boys must show steely resolve in the face of what is expected to be a highly partisan atmosphere to allow their superior footballing talent to carry them to victory.

“This is our third time playing at the venue. We played against Petro (Atletico) there in 2021 and we are looking forward to playing there again,” he said, "They (Kabuscorp) seem to be a team in good form after winning their last two games and it’s an away game where the opposition have the advantage of knowing the conditions better so we are determined to cope with the pressure. It has been four years since we played in this competition so I would say we mostly need to manage ourselves well to win this game.”

The match kicks off at 17:00 (SA time) on Saturday, 20 September and will be broadcast live on SABC2 and on the Kaizer Chiefs YouTube Channel.