Head coach of Kaizer Chiefs Ben Youssef Khalid has lamented about the condition of pitch despite securing victory over Zesco United in the third round of the CAF Confederation Cup group stage.
The South African football heavyweights prevailed with a 1-0 away victory over the Zambian outfit in the highly competitive Group D clash, held Levy Mwanawasa Stadium on Sunday.
Striker Pule Mmodi’s emerged as the hero for the Soweto giants, scoring the match-winner after just two minutes into the game. The South African winger.
Despite the win, Ben Youssef has bemoaned the state of the pitch, stressing his outfit struggled to play their game.
“The pitch made it difficult for us. Maybe it’s easier for ZESCO United, who play long balls, for us we play a technical game, we play short passes, we make the progression with short passes.
“Unfortunately today with this pitch it was difficult to play our football, so we were playing another football. We are not a physical team, we are a technical team. That made it more difficult for us, it was only long balls…
After three matches, Al Masry sit top of their group with seven points, followed by Zamalek (5 points), while Kaizer Chiefs occupies third position with four points. Zesco United are fourth on the table without a point.
The Zambian outfit will travel to South African for the fourth round fixture against Kaizer Chiefs this weekend.
