Cup-less Komphela's frank assessment

Steve Komphela clearly feels he deserves a chance to prove himself in a third season at Kaizer Chiefs after two without a trophy, even if he has admitted "I would fire myself".

Komphela believes the ball often just did not fall his way in the past season.

He appears to have had the support of his chairman, Kaizer Motaung, who indicated recently that Komphela's second season was more promising than his first, even if Amakhosi reached two cup finals in 2015-2016.

Chiefs did not reach a final in 2016-2017. In the Absa Premiership they improved on last season's fifth with a fourth-placed finish after Saturday's final 1-0 win against champions Wits at FNB Stadium.