Ahead of the Soweto derby against Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs legend Khune advises coach Nasreddine Nabi on how to salvage the disappointing season

The Kaizer Chiefs story this season has been far from impressive, especially in the Premier Soccer League.

Coach Nasreddine Nabi had hoped to help the Glamour Boys finish inside the top four when he took over at the beginning of the season.

However, things have not been working in their favour owing to their inconsistencies.

In Cup competitions, Nabi and his men have been doing relatively well.

They reached the quarter-final of the Carling Knockout but were eliminated by eventual finalists Mamelodi Sundowns.

Amakhosi avenged the defeat in the Nedbank Cup by beating the same opponent in the semi-final to set up a Soweto derby final.

The club's legend, Itumeleng Khune, now argues the best way for Nabi to salvage the season is by winning the final at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on May 10.

“The only way to salvage a season is for them to be motivated that they are still competing in the Nedbank Cup,” he told iDiski Times.

"Kaizer Chiefs should take it as a confidence booster ahead of this game [Soweto Derby]. And by them going to the final, the confidence in the league will be up, and once the confidence is up, they will move up the table.

“And once they lose or win the final, they stand a chance of competing in the continental competition," Khune continued.

"Teams should be motivated now to compete in continental football, seeing what [Stellenbosch are] doing [in the Caf Confederation Cup], any team can do it.

“I mean, Magesi was promoted last season, they won their first trophy, and Magesi is three years, four years old, but already they wanted to introduce themselves to say, ‘Hey, we are now in the PSL’.

“They took the same confidence into the league where they’d been doing badly, now they are starting to pick up with, of course, the experience of coach Owen Da Gama helping them to go up the log," he concluded.

Before the Nedbank Cup final, the two teams will once again meet this weekend in the Premier Soccer League game to be staged at the FNB Stadium.

Pirates need a win to sustain their slim hopes of winning the league, while Amakhosi need a win to stand a chance of making the top eight.