Chiefs and Pirates to miss key players for season finale games

Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates will be without some of their key players when they play Polokwane City and AmaZulu respectively this weekend.

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Thursday confirmed the list of players suspended for this Saturday’s Betway Premiership matches. 

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Amakhosi will be without Pule Mmodi, who is suspended for the game against Rise and Shine at the FNB Stadium. Mmodi is serving the first of his two-match ban after receiving a red card against Sekhukhune United last weekend. Chiefs need to win their final game against Polokwane City to qualify for the MTN8.

The Buccaneers will miss Bandile Shandu when they meet Usuthu at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The utility player, who has scored two goals in the last three games for Pirates, is suspended for this encounter after picking up his fourth yellow card in their 1-0 win over SuperSport United on Tuesday.

AmaZulu, on the other side, will miss the services of defender Mbongeni Gumede who will be serving a suspension after receiving a red card in their 1-0 victory over Golden Arrows.

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15th placed Cape Town City will be without Nathan Fasika and Thabo Nodada when they face Stellenbosch FC in the Cape derby at the Cape Town Stadium. The duo is suspended for this match.

Richards Bay will miss the services of midfielder Lindokuhle Zikhali who scored the winner and received a red card during 1-0 win over TS Galaxy at the beginning of the month.