Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp says Daniel Akpeyi will be their first choice goalkeeper for the remainder of the current Premier Soccer League (PSL) campaign, freezing out Itumeleng Khune who has fully recovered from injury.
Khune has been blighted by injuries in the past two seasons, with Akpeyi taking up the Bafana Bafana star’s number one spot while being mostly deputised by Bruce Bvuma.
But after Chiefs conceded six goals in three league matches since season restart, Middendorp has admitted that it is an annoying situation.
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The rate at which log leaders Chiefs have been conceding goals could potentially derail their title bid, but the German says he has no intention of adjusting the goalkeeping department and Akpeyi will complete the season as the first choice goalminder.