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Kaizer Chiefs got an important point after fighting back to claim a 1-1 draw with Mamelodi Sundowns at FNB Stadium last night.
After going ahead through Aubrey Modiba five minutes into the second half, Sundowns were made to work hard by a resilient Amakhosi side.
Chiefs’s efforts paid off when Phathutshedzo Nange scored the equaliser with 15 minutes to play and they could well have won it in the dying embers but for Reyaad Pieterse keeping out Keagan Dolly’s penalty.
The point was an important one for Arthur Zwane’s side, taking them up to 43 points in fourth place with CAF qualification still on the cards.
As for the champions, Sundowns already have one eye on next season with coach Manqoba Mngqithi speaking at length after the game on positions Masandawana plan on strengthening when the transfer window opens.
“I do believe this team does need reinforcements. We lost Ricardo Nascimento in the left centre-back position, so we only have Mosa Lebusa as a left centre-back,” Mngqithi said after the game.
“We had to use Divine Lunga in the central defence position, so that already says that if we were still in the semi-finals of the Champions League, we would have played with that central defence, and that says it’s an area we need to look at.”
As well as the defence, Mngqithi says the team is considering bringing in more firepower in both midfield and attack.
“The central midfield — we lost Riva earlier on in the season and we might still need to reinforce, probably with a bit of a different profile of a central midfielder. Up front — inasmuch as we have scored important goals, we have not scored enough in terms of the chances we have created. I do believe we might look to reinforce that area.”
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