Key players to MTN8 glory
Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs will tackle Ajax Cape Town in the MTN8 final, with the winner pocketing a cool R8 million.
|||Johannesburg - Cup finals are traditionally tight and tense affairs and can potentially be decided by a moment of a brilliance, or a mistake, by an individual player, and it should be no different in Saturday's 2015 MTN8 final in Port Elizabeth between Ajax Cape Town and Kaizer Chiefs.
For Ajax the two key players could be Prince Nxumalo and Abbubaker Mobara.
The 25-year-old Nxumalo has produced goals for Ajax - three in three league games, since signing for the club in August. A lively front-man with good strength, Nxumalo would love to cap his rise back to the PSL after several years in the NFD with a goal against one of the PSL's giants.
Mobara has sometimes overlooked in favour of his central defensive partner Rivaldo Coetzee but he is a top quality footballer with electric pace and a fantastic silky touch, especially for a defender. His ability to keep a cool head in defence before setting the Cape side going forward could play an important role.
Still only 21, Mobara already has considerable experience and has netted two goals this season.
In the Kaizer Chiefs camp, George Lebese will shoulder the brunt as they go forward. Lebese is one of the form players in South Africa this season, picking up from where he left off last season.
The skilfull left-footer has shown great composure in front of goal and already has six goals (three in the league, three in the MTN8) this season from seven matches.
The 26-year-old is buzzing at the moment and will surely be a marked man on Saturday, potentially creating space for team-mates as well.
Another game-breaker for Chiefs is Siphiwe Tshabalala. Tshabalala has been having a fine season, rising to the challenge admirably since being given the captain's armband, while chipping in with two goals already.
His vast experience of cup final football, his ability to dictate play and unlock defences from open or set play should be an asset to Chiefs on Saturday. - African News Agency (ANA).