Picture | Kaizer Chiefs start begin CAF Champions League journey to Burkina Faso

Kaizer Chiefs will fly out of Johannesburg on a special chartered flight on Friday morning for Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou to face Moroccan outfit Wydad Casablanca in their second CAF Champions League match.

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The clash was originally meant to have taken place on 13 February in Casablanca, but will now be played on neutral territory at the 4 August Stadium. 

The Group C encounter which was postponed after Kaizer Chiefs were not issued with visas to enter Morocco and was subsequently moved to Burkina Faso.

Kick-off on Sunday, 28 February will be at 18:00 SA time.

The match will be Kaizer Chiefs’ first in Burkina Faso, although Amakhosi have historically had players feature for Bafana Bafana in games against the Burkina Faso national team, as well as at the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations which was hosted by the West African nation.

The match will be played at the 60 000-seater 4 August Stadium, the host venue for the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations final where South Africa fell to a 2-0 loss to Egypt.

Kaizer Chiefs began their 2020/21 CAF Champions League group stages with a goalless draw against Guinean side Horoya AC and will be looking to build on Tuesday’s performance at the FNB Stadium.

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Meanwhile, Wydad started off their group campaign on the road with a 1-0 win during the week against Petro de Luanda of Angola.

Kaizer Chiefs will be back in Johannesburg on Monday to prepare for the next CAF Champions League game against Petro de Luanda on Saturday, 6 March at the FNB Stadium.

Kick-off for that match will also be 18:00.

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