Kambole wants to chip in more
CHANCES: YET TO SHOW METTLE IN NURKOVIC’S ABSENCE
You get a sense that it hurts Kaizer Chiefs’ diminutive Zambian attacker Lazarous Kambole a bit, that while the team have had a whirlwind run to the group stages of the Caf Champions League, he hasn’t been able to make a notable contribution.
Kambole has had his chances under Gavin Hunt, especially with Samir Nurkovic out injured, but he has yet to make the most , them.
“It is about believing in what I can do and starting to get onto the right track and hopefully I can score soon,” said Kambole.
“I am happy with the results and that we have advanced. It wasn’t an easy game (Chiefs won 1- 0 against Primeiro De Agosto in Angola on Tuesday to advance to the group stages). It wasn’t easy for the past few games but we fought and it has given us confidence,” he added.
Kambole will hope for another run when he comes up against the coach who brought him to Amakhosi, Ernst Middendorp, who is now at Maritzburg United, when the two teams face off in the DStv Premiership tomorrow.
“They are coming off a win, they will be motivated and try and see what we can do. It’s not going to be easy, but we just have to... win.
“Business is business, we’ll talk after the game,” he said of facing his former mentor.
While Amakhosi have been doing well on the continent, on the domestic front it has been so poor that some of their supporters are starting to worry about relegation becoming a reality towards the end of the season.
With just one win, four defeats and three draws, Chiefs are 13th in the standings with just two points between them and the Team of Choice.
Middendorp’s young side will have their tails up, especially for a fixture they will want to use to sustain their momentum after beating Bloemfontein Celtic in their last match.
That was their first win of the season, after Middendorp came in to try and rescue the team following a woeful start to the campaign under Eric Tinkler.