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Kaizer Chiefs youngster Nkosingiphile Ngcobo is confident the team will be up for the challenge of Saturday’s CAF Champions League final against Al Ahly.
Amakhosi take on the defending continental club champions in Morocco on Saturday night as they look to follow in the footsteps of Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns to bring the prestigious title to South Africa again.
One of the star performer of the 2020/21 season, Nkosingiphile Ngcobo, who will also represent Mzansi at the Tokyo Olympics after the CAF Champions League final is not phased by the challenge.
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"We have recovered from the long flight. This training session has relaxed us and energized us again and we are fresh now. Everyone was on their toes today and tomorrow it will be even better going into the game.
My body is ready. We have been training, even though we have not played competitively for some time now, we are going to fight,” said the 21-year-old.
The Soweto giants played their last competitive fixture on thh 26th of June against Wydad Casablanca, in constrast to Al Ahly, who have played four matches since then, winning the last three following a draw.
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"I think we just want to play them now. We have to execute the game plan and be ready to give everything. We will be looking to win the game in 90 minutes,” concluded Ngcobo.
Kaizer Chiefs, who will have new coach Stuart Baxter on the bench for the first time, will take on Al Ahly at the Stade Mohammed V Stadium in Morocco, the same ground where they defeated Wydad Athletic in the semi-finals. Kick-Off is at 21:00 SA time.
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