The two teams met at the VTM Arena on Sunday afternoon in an FNB Premiership encounter as Magosi emerged with a narrow 1-0 win. The Kgatleng giants had their busiest week this season as they ushered in new management while parting ways with some players and technical staff. On Sunday, Koko was without Township Rollers’ loanees, Kabelo Maphakela and Ototeng Dintwa while the trio of Ryan Brown, Thatayaone Ramatlapeng and Chico Molefe were with their parent club, Jwaneng Galaxy, on Saturday.
Tumisang Selolwane returned to goal, young left back Anorld Obuseng got a rare start while Bogosi Mfila made the starting line-up as Chiefs tried to fill the gaps. The two teams looked at par from the first whistle until a defensive error by Nico allowed Lebopo Moremi to give Chiefs the lead from close range in the 37th minute. Magosi held the lead until half time but laboured for the majority of the second half as the visitors searched for an equaliser. Majombolo were unlucky to hit the upright while most of their attempts were either blocked by the defence or easily handled by Selolwane between the posts. Magosi held on to usher in a new era with a win. “We had a lot of issues from outside the pitch during this week and these things can negatively impact players. But what we tried to do is, first we worked on the mindset before we could do (the physical aspect of) training.
