CAF CONFEDERATION CUP Chiefs look to steady their CAF campaign against Zamalek at home

KAIZER Chiefs are well aware of the ideology that they have to win their home games in continental football to progress from the group stage, which is why they'll give Zamalek as good as they get in Polokwane.

- MIHLALI BALEKA

Chiefs will host Zamalek in their second CAF Confederation Cup group-stage match at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium today (3pm kickoff), following their 2-1 loss away to Al Masry in Egypt last Sunday.

Amakhosi were their own worst enemies against Al Masry, having conceded a penalty and made a costly blunder in stoppage time.

Such mistakes would be punished by the White Knights with ease, given their pedigree, if Chiefs are not fully alert at home.

Zamalek are not only one of the biggest teams in Egypt, they are also one of the heavyweights of African football, having won five Champions League titles and two Confederation Cup titles among their continental successes.

Chiefs know Zamalek’s prowess all too well. The sides first met in the second round of the 1993 African Cup of Champions Clubs - now known as the Champions League - where the Egyptians won the tie on the away-goals rule after losing 2-1 in Johannesburg before winning 1-0 at home.