The 27-year-old had not featured for the Glamour Boys since April 2019 and he returned to the starting line-up against Stellenbosch on Sunday night
Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp has explained his decision to hand Siphelele Ntshangase his first start of the season.
Ntshangase had not been in Middendorp's plans for the campaign until he recently signed a new one-year deal and the German mentor feels the midfielder deserved some respect from the technical team.
"He's a player who's in the bubble with Kaizer Chiefs and he deserved respect," Middendorp told the media.
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"And, despite you not believing it, he gets my full respect every second of working with him," he said.