Kaizer Chiefs striker Wandile Duba has issued a bold promise to the club’s supporters, vowing to deliver the Nedbank Cup as a way to make up for their continued struggles in the Betway Premiership.
The 20-year-old was on the scoresheet during the Glamour Boys’ 1-1 draw with TS Galaxy at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday evening.
Duba’s composed finish in the first half looked to have put Amakhosi on course for a much-needed victory, but a late equaliser from Galaxy captain Mlungisi Mbunjana meant the Soweto giants were forced to settle for a point once again.
While the draw moved Galaxy into third place on the log, Chiefs remain eighth with 30 points from 24 matches, just one ahead of Chippa United who have two games in hand.
Duba, who netted his fifth goal of the campaign, admitted the team needs to do more to manage games better, but said their performance against one of the league’s top teams gives them hope for the challenges ahead — particularly in the cup.
“I had to score today,” Duba told SuperSport TV. “Mistakes happen. We will fix it in the next game, and I’ll make sure when I cross again, someone scores. We will fix it at training.”
Duba acknowledged that the team’s concentration lapses have cost them points, but insisted their attitude and belief remain strong as they eye a Nedbank Cup triumph.
“I had to put my body on the line to get the goal, to at least get the three points because we needed it, especially after the results from the previous games,” he said. “The mentality has changed, it’s just that we lose concentration during the game and make small mistakes.”
With a quarter-final clash in the Nedbank Cup looming, Duba hopes the showing against Galaxy will serve as a springboard.
“The performance of today will give us a bit of confidence because of who we’re playing against next week — the biggest in this league,” he said, likely referring to Mamelodi Sundowns.
“Our fans know that we are trying, and I’m sure they also get tired [of the winless runs], but step by step we will fix it.
“Nedbank, we promise — we will deliver it for them.”
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