Miguel deepens an untimely defensive crisis at Kaizer Chiefs

Kaizer Chiefs will need to put square pegs in round holes when the Betway Premiership season commences after the international break.

The Kaizer Chiefs defensive crisis deepens

With key fixtures on the horizon, Kaizer Chiefs will need to be creative about how to patch together a back four. Zitha Kwinika has been ruled out for the remainder of the campaign, while Inacio Miguel will miss upcoming league outings against Orbit College and TS Galaxy after picking up his eighth booking of the campaign. That takes his tally of yellow cards to 18 in 53 matches for the club. Given Msimango has only just returned from injury, leaving the club rather light in central defence, especially on the right side of that pairing.

Kaizer Chiefs’ remaining fixtures

After consecutive Betway Premiership wins over Durban City and Magesi, Chiefs are within touching distance of the top three. They trail third-placed AmaZulu by a point but, crucially, they have two games in hand on the Durban-based side.

• Tue, 7 Apr: Orbit College vs Chiefs
• Sun, 12 Apr: Chiefs vs TS Galaxy
• Wed, 15 Apr: Magesi vs Chiefs
• Sat, 18 Apr: Polokwane vs Chiefs
• Sat, 25 Apr: Pirates vs Chiefs
• Tue, 28 Apr: Siwelele vs Chiefs
• Wed, 6 May: Sundowns vs Chiefs
• Sun, 10 May: Sekhukhune vs Chiefs
• Sat, 16 May: AmaZulu vs Chiefs
• Sat, 23 May: Chiefs vs Chippa