Mandla Masango believes Kaizer Chiefs have the goods to deal with the demands of the second half of the PSL season.
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Johannesburg - Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Mandla Masango believes Amakhosi have got what it takes to deal with the demands that come with the second round of the Absa Premiership title race, given the CAF Champions League and the Nedbank Cup fixtures which are all set to kick-off this month.
Amakhosi will welcome Botswana’s Township Rollers in the CAF Champions League qualifying rounds next week Saturday at FNB Stadium, after having locked horns with Bloemfontein Celtic in their PSL second meeting on Wednesday at Free State Stadium, two nights before the Champions League clash.
And while the Glamour Boys put in a fine show in the first round, with 14 wins and four draws in their 18 league encounters, Masango reckons that Amakhosi cannot afford to be complacent at this stage of the premiership race, as this might come back to haunt them at the end of the season.
“It’s good that we are sitting with a 15-point gap at the top of the log ahead of the defending champions (Mamelodi Sundowns),” Masango said. “But we cannot afford to repeat the mistake we made last season. We cannot make predictions and start to think we have already won while we still have the second round to play.
“More hard work and effort has to be put in if we are to see ourselves realising our main objective this season which is to win the championship.”
Masango, who proved to be one of the standout players in Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba’s squad following his cracker of a shot in the 17th minute which saw Ghana trail 1-0 in the first half of the Africa Cup of Nations clash, said the continental showpiece made him aware of the level of competitiveness and demands that come with competitions of this level.
And although Ghana managed to come back with two goals in the second half - ultimately qualifying for the last eight, Masango said his goal against Ghana was one of the special moments in his career, and a confidence-booster for the second round of the league season back here at home.
“Obviously such a performance helps going forward.
“With that said I cannot say that I have arrived yet - there’s still more work to be done.”
The Star
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