Kaizer Chiefs star Khama Billiat has reflected on the pain he suffered after the Soweto giants agonizingly missed out on the 2019/20 DStv Premiership title on the final day of the season. Full story ➡️
Having topped the league standings for the most part of the 2019/20 season, Kaizer Chiefs suffered a heartbreaking end to the campaign after a final day draw against Baroka saw rivals Mamelodi Sundowns pip them to the league title.
The result saw the club extend their trophy drought to five years at the time, having last won the league in 2015, and ultimately saw head coach Ernst Middendorp relieved of his duties soon after. For Khama Billiat, who scored Chiefs' opening goal against Baroka on the day, the fact that they did not win the league that season still rankles and he reveals that it was a difficult outcome to accept.
"It's a very painful thing and I don't want to think about it because it really hit my heart," he said in an episode of Kaizer Chiefs'"But look, it is a professional game and you need to know how to take these things. It happens to the best and it happens to everyone. It was not meant to be but we need to understand that we don't fight God for not giving it to us. He's got a better plan for us and we trust His ways.
"But it was very difficult to take, especially after we were leading. There was a feeling during the game whereby you are already seeing yourself celebrating, like, 'Yoh, finally.'' But things changed..."
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