{"id":57598,"date":"2026-04-29T20:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=57598"},"modified":"2026-04-29T20:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:03:08","slug":"chiefs-kaze-we-were-not-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/chiefs-kaze-we-were-not-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs&#8217; Kaze &#8211; &#8216;We were not there&#8217;"},"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     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<\/p>\n<p><h2>&#8216;It is one of the biggest areas we need to improve &#8211; a consistency in our mindset and in our behaviour going forward,&#8217; said the Chiefs co-head coach. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kaizer Chiefs co-head coach Cedric Kaze admitted Amakhosi simply didn\u2019t turn up in the first half of their 2-0 Betway Premiership loss to Siwelele FC at the Free State Stadium on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chiefs-poor-start\">Chiefs\u2019 poor start<\/h2>\n<p>Chiefs were two goals down inside the first 26 minutes in Bloemfontein, looking every inch a side exhausted from their 1-1 draw with Orlando Pirates in Sunday\u2019s Soweto derby. <\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ<\/strong>: Sundowns down City to move back on top <\/p>\n<p>Chiefs did play far better in the second half, but were unable to make the most of several good opportunities. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were not there in the first half \u2013 in our build up, in our offensive and defensive methods. And when you are not there you get punished.\u201d Kaze told SuperSport TV. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur reaction was too late. We kept talking about how we needed to get over the derby and concentrate on this game. It was a tough one. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we came into the game very late. It is one of the biggest areas we need to improve \u2013 a consistency in our mindset and in our behaviour going forward.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Kaze is hopeful Chiefs can take the positives from their second half performance into their next game \u2013 a clash with title chasing Mamelodi Sundowns on May 6. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kaze-we-missed-a-lot-of-opportunities\">Kaze \u2018We missed a lot of opportunities\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe came back from half time with the right mindset and you could say we were unlucky at some points. We missed a lot of opportunities to score, but that is just how football is,\u201d added Kaze. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe we can take that positive mindset we came with in the second half into our next game against Sundowns.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ<\/strong>: Slick Siwelele stun Chiefs with first half blitz<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs\u2019 loss means it is now mathematically impossible for them to win the Premiership, though in reality they have been out of the title race for some time. <\/p>\n<p>Amakhosi remain, however, in pole position to finish third in the table and qualify for next season\u2019s Caf Confederation Cup. They are five points clear of fourth placed AmaZulu with four games left to play in the campaign. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\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#Chiefs #Kaze<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;It is one of the biggest areas we need to improve &#8211; a consistency in our mindset and in our&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57598"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57600,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57598\/revisions\/57600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}