{"id":48817,"date":"2026-01-31T11:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=48817"},"modified":"2026-01-31T11:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:30:02","slug":"dont-sleep-on-kaizer-chiefs-they-might-win-the-league-ex-pirates-star-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/31\/dont-sleep-on-kaizer-chiefs-they-might-win-the-league-ex-pirates-star-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Don\u2019t sleep on Kaizer Chiefs&#8230;they might win the league&#8217; \u2013 Ex-Pirates star warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n    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with Chiefs being in the top three, they stand a good chance because there\u2019s no pressure on them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody is expecting Chiefs to fight for the top eight you know, but they are slowly creeping in there  and by the time you open your eyes, they will be five games remaining and Chiefs will probably be sitting second or third on the log, or it might be Chiefs on top and Pirates second.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cheeseboy-reacts-after-chiefs-overtakes-pirates\">Cheeseboy reacts after Chiefs overtakes Pirates<\/h2>\n<p>Amakhosi won their midweek game against Marumo Gallants 1-0, which saw them replace the Buccaneers in second place. <\/p>\n<p>The ex-Pirates and Downs winger feels Chiefs players are going into the next matches feeling confident that they can take the fight to the two title favourites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a possibility and I\u2019m sure they not going to say it loud as a team but the boys at Naturena believe that they can win the league,\u201d Mokoena added.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs and Pirates play each other next month in the first Soweto Derby of the season.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-you-think-chiefs-are-the-dark-horses\">Do you think Chiefs are the dark horses?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Dont #sleep #Kaizer #Chiefs&#8230;they #win #league #ExPirates #star 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