Chiefs must tread carefully with how they integrate new players into team

KAIZER Chiefs’ supporters have waited with bated breath for this milestone, and that's why the team mustn't jinx things by fixing what isn’t broken.

- MIHLALI BALEKA

Chiefs won their first three league games in a row on Wednesday night — for the first time since the triumphant 2014/2015 season. It has been a delightful start to the Betway Premiership campaign for the Amakhosi faithful, so much so that they are daring to dream once again.

Chiefs’ three consecutive wins came without head coach Nasreddine Nabi, who is back home in Tunisia due to a family emergency. In his absence, his trusted lieutenants Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze have been steering the ship with aplomb, achieving incredible results. Not only have Chiefs won all three matches since the start, but they've also kept consecutive clean sheets — a major improvement after last season's disastrous league run. Ben Youssef was modest before the 1-0 win over Richards Bay on Wednesday, admitting that the team wasn’t at its best in the previous victories against Stellenbosch and Polokwane City. Given that there's still a lot of work to be done, the unveiling of the trio Etiosa Igodharo, Luke Baartman and Asanele Velebayi is an exciting prospect for Chiefs fans.