Wandile Duba and Flavio Da Silva lead Kaizer Chiefs players in a goal celebration during their 4-1 Betway Premiership victory over Magesi FC at New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Wednesday night.
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MAGESI FC (0) 1
Mofokeng '68
KAIZER CHIEFS (2) 4
Da Silva ‘33, Duba ‘37, Shabalala '62, Mayo '84
CALAMITY in the Magesi FC defence handed Kaizer Chiefs their fifth straight Betway Premiership win at the Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, on Wednesday night.
It was two shots on target and two goals for Chiefs via the boots of Flávio Da Silva (33') and Wandile Duba (37'), leaving Magesi skipper and goalkeeper Elvis Chipezeze gesturing with disappointment at his defence.
For the second goal, however, Chipezeze was equally culpable; he missed the clearance and collided with his own defenders, leaving the ball rolling towards Duba, who slotted home.
Chiefs' third came from Mduduzi Shabalala on the 62nd minute while Diteboho Mofokeng pulled one back for Magesi six minutes later but Khanyisa Mayo slotted Amakhosi's fourth for the night and his first for 2026 in the 83rd minute.
The way Magesi handled that first half, it is no wonder that after 24 games they are staring relegation in the face; they currently anchor the bottom of the table with only 17 points.
Given that Chiefs’ "purple patch" was topped off over the weekend by the rare feat of beating their "bogey side", TS Galaxy, 2-0 — courtesy of imports Da Silva and Glody Lilepo — a fifth straight win seemed written on the cards for the Phefeni Glamour Boys ahead of last night’s kick-off.
Victory over Galaxy also saw Chiefs surpass the 40-point mark for the first time since the 2022/23 season, in which they amassed 44 points after 30 matches. Chiefs’ victory against Dikwena Tsa Meetse pushed them closer to a potential 66-point finish, provided they win all their remaining seven games.
Right now, Chiefs are "hot property", with the likes of Da Silva, Shabalala, Siphesihle Ndlovu, and Lebogang Maboe dishing out top-shelf performances.
It remains a pity, however, that this run of form comes after Amakhosi have been knocked out of all three cup competitions and lost significant ground to rivals Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates in the title race.
With their newfound form, they will be looking at a third-place finish — which would guarantee them continental football — with genuine optimism.
One can only wonder how far this winning run will stretch, and if it will be enough to influence the Chiefs management to retain co-coaches Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef.
Chiefs supporters will be hoping Da Silva quickly recovers after he was substituted at half time for on loan Khanyisa Mayo, who have struggled for form since arriving at Chiefs.
The last time Chiefs won five consecutive matches in the league was during the 2019/20 season. They went on to win eight in a row.