Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Khalil Ben Youssef was quick to applaud his players, praising their performance, resilience and fighting spirit after a hard-fought contest.

Amakhosi secured their first win in the CAF Confederation Cup Group D following their 1-0 win over Zesco United.

The Glamour Boys secured the win and all three points thanks to a first-minute goal by
Pule Mmodi at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.

The win sees Amakhosi sit in third place in Group D with four points, having won one games, drawn one and conceded one defeat in three matches.

Chiefs will look to secure back-to-back wins in the group when they take on Zesco United at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday.

“It was a physical game. For us the target, we came for three points, we didn’t come to play great football or to enjoy, we came for three points,” Ben Youssef said after the match, via SABC 1 as per iDiski Times.

“I think we deserve to win this game, we deserve the three points. 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… I have to say congratulations for the players. We said we come for three points, we don’t come to play, we come to win.

“That’s why I have to say congratulations to the players how they played, how they fight. They deserve it.”