Kaizer Chiefs coach Molefi Ntseki, oozing confidence, believes it is about time that winning becomes a habit for the Soweto giants.
Molefi Ntseki was evidently upbeat following his first win in SA’s top-flight football and as Amakhosi coach on Sunday afternoon at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.
The Glamour Boys came back from a goal down to beat Cape Town City 2-1 in the MTN8 quarter-final.
Edson Castillo scored in the dying minutes of the game as Kaizer Chiefs booked a place in the semi-finals. They will face Mamelodi Sundowns in the semi.
Ashley du Preez found the equaliser after Marc van Heerden netted the first of the match for CT City. Kaizer Chiefs coach Molefi Ntseki was pleased with his boys’ performance, insisting that confidence is growing within the squad.
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“Very positive results, the one we needed.,” Ntseki told SuperSport TV. “
I think we said at the beginning of the game; ‘This is our time, we have to turn things around’. “It is a first win for the boys and the club after so many chances we created today, but I think it was meant to be. We brought in an A game, a good performance, the players deserve this. It is a win for the chairman (Dr Kaizer Motaung), the board and the supporters.”
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Ntseki also suggested that growing confidence in his team will allow them to mature into a formidable side.
“We worked more on the confidence and belief of the players to say: ‘it is a cup game, we can’t be playing from the second half, we have to play from the first minute’. And when you look at how we started, we actually meant that,” he added.
“And I think even when you look at the chances we created towards the last minute of the game, the critical phase, we respected those phases, and the win is a well-done performance for the boys.”