Arthur Zwane admits Kaizer Chiefs have endured a difficult few weeks as they prepare to face Sekhukhune United on Sunday.
Amakhosi were faced with an outbreak of Covid at Kaizer Chiefs Village, leaving the club unable to fulfill two DStv Premiership matches.
They missed the clashes with Cape Town City and Golden Arrows but return to action at the FNB Stadium after training this week.
Speaking ahead of the game, the Chiefs’ assistant told the club’s website: “It is a bit complex from our side. It has been a very difficult fortnight because we have had players who have not been coping with the situation that we find ourselves in.
“We are trying our level best as the technical team and the Club to try and manage the situation. So far so good – knowing that we are dealing with a squad that has various challenges. We hope the rest of the affected people will recover sooner rather than later because we need them here.
“We are looking forward to the game against Sekhukhune. We have had players that started training from late in the week and it’s like starting from the beginning again.
“The sessions are called return to training and we are checking to see if they are coping physically.
“In the first and second sessions, they struggled. Most of the guys are not ready to play 90 minutes.
“It’s a case of trying to manage match minutes so that they can all share the load.
“We will try and balance the squad so that the playing time can be shared. The good news is that over the course of the week more players have been returning to the team from isolation.”
