Buhle Mkhwanazi has admitted that six points gained against Kaizer Chiefs can have Bidvest Wits right back in the Absa Premiership title race.
The centreback‚ speaking after Wits brought themselves back in outside contention in the title race with a 1-0 win against Black Leopards at Bidvest Stadium on Tuesday night‚ at first was reluctant to put too much emphasis on the two games against Amakhosi.The Clever Boys turn their attention to the Nedbank Cup quarterfinals against GladAfrica Championship outfit Real Kings at Durban’s Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Friday night.
Keeping Wits in as perhaps just a little more than outside contenders is that they meet Chiefs again at Moses Mabhida Stadium in their third-last league match on April 24. “To be honest that team is very organised and if you watch how they’ve been playing‚ they’re collecting points.“And I won’t lie‚ it won’t be easy. And then I feel like that game won’t be the decider‚ honestly.Put to Mkhwanazi‚ though‚ that if Wits can take six points off the leaders in the two games‚ they will be right back in the chase‚ he replied‚ grinning: “Ja‚ we are playing them twice‚ you are right.
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