Kaizer Chiefs striker Nurkovic will forever be late in the box - Mngqithi

The Masandawana tactician analyses Amakhosi’s strengths and weaknesses as they prepare to meet the Soweto giants

Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi feels Kaizer Chiefs can hurt them on the counter-attack but has questioned if striker Samir Nurkovic can fit into that style of play.

Sundowns host Chiefs in an MTN8 quarter-final match at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Sunday.

While acknowledging Chiefs’ strengths, Mngqithi says if Amakhosi coach Stuart Baxter chooses to play counter-attacking football, Nurkovic will struggle.

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“Based on the talk that he made in the media that he is also coming out guns blazing, they want to reassume their status of being a big team in the country,” Mngqithi told a press conference according to iDiski Times.