Kaizer Chiefs news: TWO suspended, injury update

Kaizer Chiefs will be without two first-team personnel when Cape Town City visit FNB Stadium on Wednesday in the Betway Premiership.

Petersen suspended, Ben Youssef absent from the Kaizer Chiefs dugout

Amazingly, Chiefs assistant coach Khalil Ben Youssef has picked up four bookings this season so he’ll not be in the dugout for their clash with the Citizens. Second choice keeper Brandon Petersen was dismissed against Stellenbosch in a recent encounter so he’s also suspended.

What’s the injury situation at Kaizer Chiefs

Kaizer Chiefs face Cape Town City on Wednesday and there’s mixed news regarding the fitness of several injured stars. Rushwin Dortley is a major doubt for the City match while Wandile Duba is getting closer to a return after a long-term layoff.

“[Edson] Castillo is back with the team but probably not 100 percent fit because he has been away for a couple of months,” said the Amakhosi coach.

“We still have Happy [Mashiane] out as well for this game. We will be assessing Dortley in the next two days to see where he is at. Lilepo has been having some discomfort, and he will look at him today. OX [Mthethwa], probably we feel that he can play some minutes but not a full match,” Nabi added.

Morris out for a few weeks

Samkelo Zwane and Tashreeq Morris will play no part against City. That match is scheduled for Wednesday 12 March at 19:30 at FNB Stadium.

“[Wandile] Duba had his first training with the squad last week. Zwane is 100 percent out, completely out for the [CT City] game. Morris is probably going to take him three more weeks to come back, so he is out for this game, too.”

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