Gavin Hunt: I feel for long-suffering Kaizer Chiefs supporters

Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt says he feels for the club’s supporters, but has emphasised that he is more determined than anybody to end their hurt.

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It’s been a long wait – no make that a looooooong wait – for silverware at Naturena, with Amakhosi’s league title in the 2014/15 season the last time Kaizer Chiefs’ fans had something to celebrate.

Starting on Sunday, 7 February, the Nedbank Cup presents another opportunity to bring some joy back to the Amakhosi faithful.

Kaizer Chiefs will start their Nedbank Cup campaign in the Round of 32 against little-known Richards Bay.

Kick-off is at 17:00.

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“Expectations are high, we need to obviously be challenging. As I said, from the start, let’s get through the first round – Last 32, and then we go from there,” Gavin Hunt told the media.

“To think of the finish line is always difficult, but I do feel for them, I’m obviously more determined than anybody to bring success.

“But I mean sometimes, as I said, we need to look at [what’s in front of us]. Let’s get through the first game and go from there – who and how we’ll worry about afterwards.

“The cup is always about the draw, isn’t it? I mean, I’ve seen teams get to the final and haven’t played against anybody [threatening].

“So, the draw is [what decides a cup]. The most important thing is for us to try and get through this round to the next round, and try and go from there.”

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