Hunting season's not over

Gavin Hunt is not buying into the theory that Kaizer Chiefs are showing signs of waning form, the BidvestWits coach warned ahead of his side's Absa Premiership match against Amakhosi at Milpark tonight.

Chiefs started the season with 13 league and cup wins in a row before their 1-1 home PSL draw against Moroka Swallows on October 22.

Since then Amakhosi have lost a Telkom Knockout semifinal on penalties to Platinum Stars and drawn league matches against Mamelodi Sundowns and Polokwane City, with just one PSL victory against AmaZulu.

Hunt, though, is not entertaining the idea - largely fuelled by Amakhosi starting well but grinding to a halt in both their previous seasons - that Chiefs might be going off the boil.

"Not at all," the Wits coach said yesterday. "Let's be honest, they should have won 6-0 against Polokwane. I don't think they're losing form."

Hunt believes Amakhosi, let down by poor finishing recently, remain the most consistent side in the PSL. He believes it will still take a momentous effort for any side - including his own third-placed Students - to catch up with Amakhosi, who have a nine-point lead over second-placed Ajax Cape Town.

Wits, 10 points behind, have struggled for their own consistency, though they did finally manage two wins in a row - 2-0 at home to Free State Stars then 2-1 away against Mpumalanga Black Aces.

"We might be getting into a bit of a stride, but it's the stride at the end of the season that will count," Hunt said.

Following a remarkable revival that has even brought in silverware, Supersport United captain Clayton Daniels believes the Tshwane outfit can now entertain talk of being one of the contenders for the Absa Premiership title.

The defender said yesterday that Supersport, the recently crowned Telkom Knockout champions who face crosstown rivals Mamelodi Sundowns tonight at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, need to prove they have completely turned around their fortunes by maintaining their impressive results sparked by the arrival of Gordon Igesund in September.

"We didn't have a good start to the season, so we have been chasing," he said. "Our focus has to shift back to the league, where we need to pick up points. The sooner we pick up the points, the better because we can now put ourselves in the category of title challengers."

PSL Fixtures

Tonight

Charles Mopeli: FS Stars vs Celtic (6pm)

Lucas Moripe: Sundowns vs SuperSport (7.30pm)

Dobsonville: Swallows vs Ajax (7.30pm)

Milpark: Wits vs Chiefs (7.30pm)

Peter Mokaba: Polokwane vs Plat Stars (7.30pm)

Nelson Mandela Bay: Chippa vs Black Aces (7.30pm)