Wits aim to stay on Sundowns' tail with win over Chiefs

09 February 2016 - 02:19 By Tshepang Mailwane

Bidvest Wits may not be as ruthless as Mamelodi Sundowns, but defender Buhle Mkhwanazi believes they can keep up with the leaders by grinding out results in the race for the premiership title. Currently six points behind Sundowns, the second-placed Clever Boys have not done themselves any favours by dropping points at home to Mpumalanga Black Aces and Platinum Stars in 2016. But they can show that they can push Sundowns to the very end by beating Kaizer Chiefs at Bidvest Stadium tonight."It won't be easy. They are winning matches at the moment. We need to make sure that we do well at home," said Mkhwanazi."It's obviously going to be tough chasing Sundowns and it will be hard for anyone to stop them."We just need to keep working hard and we know the game against Chiefs is a must-win. We need the three points."Mkhwanazi warned his teammates about making mistakes tonight. The Clever Boys were let down by poor defending in the 2-1 loss to Chiefs in Cape Town last year and know they will be punished if there's a repeat of that."Individual errors cost us in that game. We gave away a penalty and those are things we need to avoid. We need to work hard to make sure we do not make mistakes," the former Sundowns player said.Chiefs striker Camaldine Abraw will be a threat to Wits."To be honest you cannot focus on one player. Rather focus on the team because their wingers can also score," said Mkhwanazi...

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