Kaizer Chiefs defender Daniel Cardoso has described as a "big blow" the unavailability of three key players Erick Mathoho, goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi and Willard Katsande from Saturday's Telkom Knockout semi-final showdown with Maritzburg United at Mbombela Stadium.
The three players will not take part in the match as they are serving suspensions.
Mathoho was red-carded in Chiefs' last match against Soweto old foes Orlando Pirates, while the ill-tempered encounter also saw Akpeyi and Katsande each accumulating a fourth yellow card to rule them out of Sunday's fixture.
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Most hit with this suspension is the Chiefs central defence which has limited options as replacements and Bruce Bvuma will step in to command the backline in place of Akpeyi.