Kwinika: Kaizer Chiefs defender eyes top eight spot after Nedbank Cup triumph

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Kaizer Chiefs defender Zitha Kwinika had said that the team needs to remain grounded despite lifting the Nedbank Cup.

Amakhosi ended their nine-year trophy drought with a 2-1 win against rivals Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final last Saturday at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

Chiefs are left with two matches to play and they will try and avoid missing out on the MTN8 for two successive seasons. They currently sit 9th on the Betway Premier League table with 30 points from 26 matches played.

Kwinika said: “Finishing in the top eight makes a lot of things possible,” said Kwinika ahead of the Sekhukhune tie at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium [15:00].

“The Nedbank Cup win gives us even more motivation to make the top eight so that we can recreate the feeling once again. So, the most important game is always the next game. “I’m still happy, still excited because it is something we have all been looking for. It has lifted a bit of weight from us, but we are professionals at the end of the day,” he added.

“We must celebrate and then look to what is ahead. We still have a job at hand, and we know we can’t celebrate forever. But we take this good feeling as the start of better things, and the road to winning more trophies starts this Saturday against Sekhukhune.

“It will be amazing for the Khosi faithful to come out and support us. Their presence helps us a lot, honestly. We want to win as much for them as ourselves, so their support is a big advantage to us.”

Chiefs secured a R7 million prize as champions of South Africa's premier knockout tournament. The club has now shifted focus to Betway Premiership action with an all-important clash against Sekhukhune United in Polokwane on Saturday.