South African heavyweights, Kaizer Chiefs painfully lost the Toyota Cup to Asante Kotoko and their head coach Mohamed Nasreddine Nabi believes they were the best in the game and deserved to win but bottled even though it was a good test for them.
The Porcupine Warriors as invited guests, defeated the Amakhosi by 3-2 via penalty shootouts last Saturday in a very entertaining fixture at the Moses Mabhida Stadium after a goalless draw in regulation time.
The game was a very fascinating one with both teams having some decent goal-scoring opportunities fall on their path but couldn’t make it count especially the home side
Kwame Opoku came so close to finding the net in just fourteen minutes from kickoff but his header went wide.
The Glamour Club also looked dangerous at certain point having come off the crossbar courtesy Lilepo and a huge penalty miss by Inacio Miguel
Guinean goalkeeper Mohammed Camara in the shootouts saved four penalty kicks to win for Asante Kotoko
The Tunisian gaffer said they missed two winning opportunities but identified lots of positives in the game and will also work on the few loopholes they spotted
“We came up with lots of answers with what we have been doing. It was a positive game, we had two opportunities to win both in open play and during the shootouts but we couldn’t make it count.
“It was positive, we are in the right direction for the physical aspect and this game will help us to know our quality and our problem and wi help us work hard and also solve our problems.”
Kaizer Chiefs have had a competitive preseason having played against some topflight Dutch clubs as they look to have themselves adequately prepared and ready for the 2025/26 Betway Premiership
