Polokwane ready for Chiefs

POLOKWANE City head to troubled Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday with a place in the Absa Premiership top four and yet more milestones under their belt in what is turning out to be a hugely promising season under Belgian coach Luc Eymael.

City’s latest success was a hardfought 1-0 win over Chippa United on Wednesday‚ the three points secured with a fantastic free-kick from skipper Jabu Maluleke eight minutes from time.

It takes the Polokwane side to 21 points from 13 matches‚ just three behind leaders Cape Town City‚ who have played the same number of games.

But while the Mother City side have been receiving plaudits from all quarters‚ Eymael’s men have quietly been accumulating points. “I’m very happy about the win. “Now we have 21 points, which I think is a record for Polokwane City in the first round [of the PSL]‚” Eymael said.

The side have lost only twice in the league this season‚ a record bettered only by SuperSport United‚ while only SuperSport, Cape Town City and Mamelodi Sundowns have scored more than their 16 goals this campaign.

Eymael is now eyeing an unbeaten record run for the club in the PSL of seven games leading up to the Christmas break‚ but must get something from matches away at Chiefs and SuperSport next Wednesday.

“We travel now to Kaizer Chiefs and SuperSport, and I will certainly motivate my boys a lot to try to take some points there‚” Eymael said.

Eymael is in his first season in the PSL but has already garnered new admirers for the quality of the football his unfashionable team play‚ and his honesty in the assessment of his charges.