Watch VideoKaizer Chiefs coach Cedric Kaze targets Soweto Derby win to buy him a month of hapiness

KAIZER Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze, during a press conference at the Nasrec Expo Centre, ahead of the much anticipated Soweto derby on Saturday, in which he believes a win will buy him a month of happiness. A Soweto Derby has a way of cutting through everything — form, excuses and long-term plans. ForKaizer Chiefsco-coach Cedric Kaze, Saturday’s showdown carries consequences that stretch well beyond the 90 minutes.

Chiefs welcomeOrlando Piratesto a sold-out FNB Stadium, with both sides licking wounds after recent defeats and eager to reset their seasons in the most unforgiving fixture on the calendar. For Kaze, the stakes are personal. While he has been part of the technical staff in previous derbies, this will be his first taste of full responsibility on South Africa’s biggest stage.

Across the technical area will stand Abdeslam Ouaddou, a newcomer to the Soweto spectacle and another coach facing the harsh reality that history has rarely been kind to debutants in this fixture. Chiefs’ build-up has been far from ideal.Amakhosi have suffered back-to-backdefeats to Stellenbosch FC, while also bowing out of the Nedbank Cup and the CAF Confederation Cup. The pressure, both internal and external, is unmistakable. Speaking ahead of the derby on Thursday, Kaze did not shy away from acknowledging what victory would mean — not just on the log, but in the stands.