KAIZER CHIEFS: ‘Everyone has that extra energy to come at us’ – Cavin Johnson determined to salvage top eight spot

Chiefs face a league clash in their penultimate fixture against Polokwane City at FNB Stadium on Saturday. Before bringing the 2023/24 DStv Premiership campaign to a close away to Cape Town Spurs the following Saturday on May 25.

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A determined Johnson insisted that his Chiefs side were determined to end the season on a high with two wins to give the Amakhosi faithful a positive end to the season.

The 65-year-old also admitted that each team raises their game when facing the Glamour Boys which proves a greater challenge for his side.

“When you work at Kaizer Chiefs every game you play is a cup final whether it’s the first or last game of the season,” Johnson said.

“They’re all cup finals because everyone has that extra bit of energy to come at us or play against us.

“Whether it’s a top-of-the-table Sundowns or a bottom-of-the-log Cape Town Spurs they all have the same energy to play against you. That’s just the particular amount of respect that this badge holds within South Africa.

“We know come Saturday, we will be playing a cup final against the 9th-ranked team in the league and we know we have to win the game in order to get the three points.

“That’s all we care about the next three points and our next game will be the final three points [of the season].

“That’s all we care about which is the upcoming three points and nothing outside of football is bothering the players at the moment.”

Kick-off is at 15:00.