Chiefs have 48 points with eight fixtures to fulfil and Sundowns 44 with a match in hand in the richest African league with a R15 million first prize.
File: Kaizer Chiefs' South African defender Yagan Sasman fights for the ball with Mamelodi Sundowns' Urugyan forward Gaston Sirino during the ABSA Premier Soccer League match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, on October 27, 2019.
But South African Football Association medical officer Thulani Ngwenya says that if health protocols are observed there is only a"one percent chance" of a footballer being infected. Never before have the Amakhosi gone so long without hoisting silverware and one of the current stars of the team, midfielder Lebogang Manyama, blames individualism.
But Motaung defied media predictions by retaining Middendorp, who has steered the side to 15 victories and three draws in 22 league matches. While Chiefs have struggled, Sundowns became only the second South African club after Pirates to be crowned African champions when they defeated Zamalek of Egypt in the 2016 final.Since then they have failed to reach the knockout stages of the CAF Champions League only once in four attempts and have been the dominant domestic force.
"We cannot pray together after training sessions, we have to social distance at video sessions and we eat separately in the dining hall.
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