Cavin Johnson sends apology to Kaizer Chiefs fans
Kaizer Chiefs Cavin Johnson has sent out an apology to the odd 16 million Kaizer Chiefs for the Nedbank Cup upset.
The dark days can’t go away for Kaizer Chiefs. The Soweto giants are out of the Nedbank Cup. Cavin Johnson has shared a message with Kaizer Chiefs fans following the weekend’s upset.
NEDBANK CUP: KAIZER CHIEFS 0-0 (4-5) MILFORD FC
Amakhosi have failed to follow rivals Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates into the Nedbank Cup final 16.
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Chiefs hosted the Motsepe Foundation Championship (MFC) club on Sunday evening at FNB. The result after 120 minutes was a goalless draw. The hero was Milford’s Man of the Match goalkeeper Siphamandla Hleza.
Penalty shootouts further resulted in a 4-5 loss to Amakhosi. Edson Castillo missed the second spot kick, before Hleza scored the winner.
The result leaves Chiefs with nine seasons without winning a trophy.
120’ (After Penalties) | #CHI 0 (4) : 0 (5) #MIL
Full time score: Kaizer Chiefs 0 (4) : 0 (5) Milford FC#Amakhosi4Life #NedbankCup #Khosified pic.twitter.com/Guhw8gcoyI
— Kaizer Chiefs (@KaizerChiefs) February 25, 2024
CAVIN JOHNSON APOLOGISES
Speaking to the media after the game, the interim coach Johnson says the team needs to play properly in the league.
“I apologise to our 16 million supporters,” Johnson said, as quoted by the Citizen.
“I am sure they will have been able to see the game… it is not that we allowed them to come at us. We tried the best we could to get as far as we could, with the trophy drought as it is. Now we have lost, so the only thing we can do is repay the people by playing properly in the league.
Asked if his reputation has been ruined, coach Johnson said he did not do any dumb things.
“I have lost other games like this, I don’t think it damages my reputation, when you see the way the team played,” Johnson added.
“If we did not attack or attempt to score, and we made tactical blunders and errors, them maybe (it would damage my reputation). If I didn’t play with defenders and put in (Jasond) Gonzalez as a defender and did dumb things, maybe my reputation would be at stake.
“But I thought we did well, and I think my reputation is still in tact, even though I lost with a big team like Chiefs,” the 65-year-old Johannesburg-born coach concluded.