Manqoba Mngqithi details how Golden Arrows managed to humble embattled Nasreddine Nabi's side Kaizer Chiefs - 'They made some silly mistakes'

Kaizer Chiefs were beaten 2-1 by Golden Arrows in a Premier Soccer League match at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday.

It was a match Amakhosi captain Yusuf Maart missed from the penalty spot while the team's forwards were struggling upfront.

Arrows coach Manqoba Mngqithi has explained how they managed to upset Nasreddine Nabi's Chiefs.

“We must also give credit to them. I think we started the game quite well and they came at us, [but] they made some silly mistakes in the attacking third,” Mngqithi told SABC Sport as per iDiski Times.

“There were moments where we really suffered in this game more, especially in the dying stages of the first half, which is what prompted me to start making those changes, [David] Lukhele was injured unfortunately and he had a very good game. 

“Then, immediately at halftime  I thought we must change a little bit in the midfield so that we can match the tempo of the opponents.

“I think our second half was much stronger, the first half chances were mainly created from our high press and they struggled to breakthrough and we got some very good chances that we did not use," added the former Mamelodi Sundowns trainer.

“We were unfortunate even in the second half with some breaks that we got, I don’t think we did enough to make sure that it ends up in a goal because we were getting behind them, how many cut backs we were trying on the right without succeeding.

"I fought with them at half-time because they were starting this habit of sitting back and I said I want the second half for us to be on top of their faces. I think they did that very well.”

Mngqithi appears to have mastered the art of beating Chiefs this season, having emerged triumphant thrice.

While at Mamelodi Sundowns earlier on this term, he guided the Brazilians to a 2-1 PSL win over Amakhosi in September 2024 before helping the Tshwane giants hammer Chiefs 4-0 in the Carling Knockout two months later

Saturday's result was the Soweto giants' 10th league defeat of the season as coach Nasreddine Nabi is edging closer to Arthur Zwane's unwanted record of the most PSL defeats in a season when he guided Chiefs to 12 losses during the 2022/23 season.

Currently placed 10th on the table, Arrows' top eight chances are still alive and they are left with 10 PSL games before the season ends.

Mngqithi and his men will be at home again next Saturday and this time they host Chippa United.