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FIT AGAIN: Chiefs attacking midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala

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Siphiwe Tshabalala has been ruled out of action for two weeks after suffering an ankle injury following a lunging tackle from Moroka Swallows' Gilbert Mapemba in the Gauteng Cup at the weekend. Amakhosi will also start the season without defender Jimmy Tau, who has been out with a fractured ankle since May. Tau will return to training only in September after the Premier Soccer League season has kicked off.

"We are disappointed to have these injuries so early in the build-up to the new season. We thought that by now we would have Jimmy Tau back, but he will only start getting involved in training in September. We are fortunate that Shabba (Tshabalala) is out for only two weeks," said Chiefs spokesman Alpheus Maphosa. Another short-term casualty for Amakhosi is new signing Kgotso Moleko, who made his first appearance in the gold and black in the Gauteng Cup from Bloemfontein Celtic. The defender suffered a groin injury at the weekend, which will also put him out of action for two weeks.

Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter will be relieved that Gaxa and Nkhatha have been given the green light after further injury scares during the Gauteng Cup. Gaxa left the field with an inner thigh strain, while Nkhatha's first outing for the club ended prematurely when he suffered a knock to his knee. The players have been given the all-clear.

"Gaxa and Nkhatha are not in any danger," said the PRO. Maphosa said Baxter was pleased with the progress his troops have made in their pre-season combinations, but had indicated the squad still had to "find the right combinations".

Amakhosi are looking forward to their clash with Pirates this weekend.

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Jul 25, 2012

Publc2

I have said it yesterday that today we will see another meaningless article about the useless cows from the Chimps camp.What about the big teams in SA fotball(Pirates and Sunflops) and the promising teams such as Sivutsa stars,Baroka Fc and Chippa Utd?
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Jul 25, 2012

Publc2

Amakhosi will also start the season without defender Jimmy Tau
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I am not a Khosi fan but The Chimps are better off without Jimmy 'Hungry lion'Tau.
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Jul 25, 2012

NwanaPhiri

Is the editor a chiefs fan ?
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Jul 25, 2012

Mygirl

@ Publc2 gudmorning champ its injuries all the way , casualty article ...lol


UP THE BUCS
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Jul 25, 2012

Man-of-the-match-10111

Whether the editor is a Chiefs fan or not, that's not the case here, the team that catches vieweres interest and attention it's the team that will be posted on the news. I don't think pierats nor sunclowns have the ability to catch audiences ablaze, i mean no one is interested to read bout piecity or sunwongs...nxa
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Jul 25, 2012

Publc2

Mygirl
@ Publc2 gudmorning champ its injuries all the way , casualty article ...lol


UP THE BUCS
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Good morning my DT Champ,when its not injuries we gonna here all sorts of things flu,headache etc
Uzowuzwa umoya

Up the DTC!
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Jul 25, 2012

Publc2

Man-of-the-match-10111
Whether the editor is a Chiefs fan or not, that's not the case here, the team that catches vieweres interest and attention it's the team that will be posted on the news. I don't think pierats nor sunclowns have the ability to catch audiences ablaze, i mean no one is interested to read bout piecity or sunwongs...nxa
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You not from South Africa. Just be honest and come out of the closet and tell us where do you come from.You probably from Mugabe farm where most of chimps players and supporters come from
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Jul 25, 2012

KukuyaLethosa

We don't care about the Zebras anymore, how long must we say this? They're a very average team. Why don't Sowetan write about other well deserving teams like Bucs, Ajax, SS, Sunflops, Swallows, etc. The Zebras are scared of Bucs that's why they keeps writing about their fake injuries as an excuse why they should lose against Pirates over the weekend.
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Jul 25, 2012

Prokobela

We all know chiefs is a brand without any fear or favour,we set trends and others follow S.A football will
never be the same witthout the Glamorous boys.....Man-of-the-match-10111 point taken mate.....
Like it or not you'll always read of this Glamourous team.

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Jul 25, 2012

masende

SHAPA KHOSI SHAPA WITH OR WITHOUT SHABA
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