BREAKING: Kaizer Chiefs camp hit hard by Covid outbreak!

Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter has sensationally confirmed that his squad has been hit by an outbreak of Covid.

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He didn’t however confirm whether it was the new Omicron variant that had affected his players.

Speaking on the Kaizer Chiefs website ahead of their Soweto derby clash against Swallows at the Dobsonville Stadium on Sunday, 28 November, Baxter said:

We have a few cases of Covid and the suspensions (of Njabulo Blom and Cole Alexander). In addition, we have the normal injuries that everyone else has.  

Does that mean that we have an excuse to have a day off against Swallows?

Certainly not, we will put out a team that will win the game.

Blom has been suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards while Alexander will sit out the match after his red card against AmaZulu last time out.

In addition, Dumisani Zuma has been suspended by the club.

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At the time of publishing it’s unclear which – or how many – Amakhosi players have been laid low by Covid.

One awaits with eagerness to see the starting XI that will be announced later today ahead of the 15:30 kick-off.

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Kaizer Chiefs are currently fifth in the standings with 19 points after 12 matches, while Swallows are struggling down in 15th place with just eight points after 11 games.

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