‘We were not good enough,’ Chiefs assistant coach Sheppard concedes after loss to SuperSport: Kaizer Chiefs have suffered the ignominy of missing out on continental football for another season and they will enter the campaign empty-handed and with utter…
Their 1-0 DStv Premiership loss to SuperSport United at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Saturday, angered fans in Rustenburg and coach Arthur Zwane was hit by an object in the face.Zwane, who has been under pressure for most of the season, needed a police and security escort on his way back to the dressing room after the game as angry fans pelted the side with objects.“Unfortunately, he picked up a little bit of an injury to the eye. I don’t know what happened in the incident.
”Chiefs went into this match on the back of a loss to Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup semifinal last weekend and Sheppard said they knew what was at stake in Rustenburg.“I think we are professional enough and we knew our position, especially that we were out of the cup, and we had the opportunity to fight for a continental place.“You want to come with the energy because we knew what we had to do. We created a few opportunities but not near enough.
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