Kaizer Chiefs supporters will look to a change of fortunes this season IMAGE : GIFT NDOLWANE

Sports Reporter
JOHANNESBURG –SOWETO giants Kaizer Chiefs will head to Northwest pre-season tournament looking for good performances as they continue to prepare for the new season .
According to organisers fans should expect top class football coupled with award winning entertainment  at  the third edition of the Bokone Bophirima Maize Cup.
The tournament will run on the weekend  15th of July at the James Motlatsi Stadium in Orkney.
Other  teams unveiled to participate in this annual tournament are Platinum Stars, Free State Stars, and  Botswana’s League Champions, Township Rollers.
Kaizer Chiefs will play Botswana’s League Champions, Township Rollers FC in the second semi-Final .
The winners final will be played at 4pm.
Kaizer Chiefs have a lot to prove since their 4th place finish in the Premier League, whilst Free State Stars, having reached a lowly 14th position on the PSL log, will want to pull up their socks for this forthcoming season. The previous editions of the Maize Cup exposed great quality football and were the precursors to the start of the footballing season.
The inaugural edition in 2015, featuring 4 clubs, was won by Platinum Stars. The following year saw Orlando Pirates fight off against the hosts, Platinum Stars to lift the trophy with a 3-1 penalty shoot-
“Through this Maize Cup, the Provincial Government seeks to provide an opportunity to all soccer loving citizens from the Province and beyond, to enjoy a thrilling day of entertaining soccer and that contributes to efforts to rebrand, reposition and renew the Province” says the spokesperson of the North West Provincial Government, Mr. Freddy Sepeng.
The match will provide football-starved fans with top quality preseason action and an opportunity to see some of the new recruits ahead of the 2017/2018 campaign.
–CAJ News