Kaizer Chiefs have not featured in the CAF Champions League since the
2015/16 season, where they were knocked out in the first round by
Congolese side AS Vita Club.
Assistant coach Dillon Sheppard has revealed Kaizer Chiefs’ ambitions to
return to the CAF Champions League, having gone all the way to the final
in 2021.
Speaking to journalists ahead of their Nedbank Cup clash against Casric
Stars on Sunday, Sheppard, who was standing in for head coach Arthur
Zwane, said, “Once you’ve had a taste of the Champions League and Africa,
and going all the way to the final like we did, and have that experience,
our talk has always been Champions League has to be.”
He continued, “The top competition and this club deserves to be there,
you know, with the stature of the club and its history, it’s our job and
that’s the space we need to be talking in. And yes, this cup gives us an
opportunity to play in the Confederations Cup but to be honest with you,
we want to be in the Champions League spot because like I say, once you’ve
had a taste of that and the experience of that, I think it’s the only
place you want to be.”
Kaizer Chiefs have not featured in the CAF Champions League since the
2015/16 season, where they were knocked out in the first round by
Congolese side AS Vita Club.
The Amakhosi will have the opportunity to return to the Champions League
if they finish in second spot in the DStv Premiership as well as win the
Nedbank Cup.
