Zuma, Mphahlele and Castro will start
Zuma, Mphahlele and Castro will start

Posted in News, Team News on Mar 02, 2019.

Coach Ernst Middendorp has decided that Dumsani Zuma will start in tonight’s Absa Premiership fixture against Highlands Park.

Ramahlwe Mphahlele also comes back into the team, slotting in at the right-back position.

Kaizer Chiefs will play in a kind of 3-5-2 formation with Kgotso Moleko, Daniel Cardoso and Teenage Hadebe occupying the three centre-back positions.

Mphahlele will be on the right of the three centre-backs, while Philalai Zulu will be on the left wing.

Khama Billiat is out due to an injury, while Leonardo Castro comes back into the team as the striker.

Parker will be the captain again, in the absence of Itumeleng Khune and Willard Katsande.

Kaizer Chiefs will face Highlands Park at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday evening. Kick-off is at 18:00.

The referee will be Jelly Chavani.

Kaizer Chiefs’ line-up: Akpeyi (40); Moleko (18), Cardoso (4), Hadebe (20); Mphahlele (2), Maluleka (12), Ekstein (27), Parker, captain (25), Zulu (22); Zuma (28), Castro (8)

Subs: Bvuma (44), Ntiya-Ntiya (36), Andrianarimanana (6), Booysen (5), Ntshangase (10), Moon (7), Letlotlo (43)

Head coach: Ernst Middendorp

 

Highlands Park: Heush (1); Mokoena (21), Fransman (5), Msimango (23), Ramoraka (20); Mahlangu (40), Mvala, captain (14), Rae (24), Mbunjana (8); Mbatha (43), Nyembe (31)

Subs: Kapini (16), Haoseb (45), Motsepe (34), Williams (22), Motlafi (17), Mogaile (12), Ndoro (47)

Head coach:  Owen da Gama

 

Referee:                                    Jelly Chavani

1st Assistant:                           Luvuyo Pupuma

2nd Assistant:                        Thabang Mathlong

4th Official:                             Abongile Tom

Match commissioner:      Buyile Gqubule

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