Kaizer Chiefs stunned big-spending Manchester City, defeating the star studded English Premiership outfit 1-0 in the final of the Vodacom Challenge at Loftus on Saturday.
They sent out a warning to other PSL teams that Amakhosi mean business this season.
Amakhosi more than deserved their win and avenged the 1-0 defeat City inflicted on them in their earlier Challenge clash played at Durban's Absa Stadium last Tuesday.
The only goal was netted by former Bafana Bafana defender Jeffery Ntuka in the 42nd minute.
City struggled with Chiefs' pace and attacking approach and their big name stars failed to shine in front of the 30 000 Chiefs fans who went home dreaming of winning the Absa Premiership for the first time since 2005 this season.
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Chiefs reached the final after they edged out their arch rivals Orlando Pirates 4-3 on a sudden death penalty shootout at a rain soaked Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Thursday night after the teams ended 1-1 at full time.
While Chiefs fans went home happy with their sixth Challenge trophy to mark the 10th anniversary of the Challenge, City manager Mark Hughes will leave South Africa with more questions than answers after losing their opening game 2-0 in Polokwane to Pirates and never looking like beating a fired up Chiefs on Saturday.
There was little to enthuse over in a pedestrian first half with neither side getting out of first gear. City's new R325-million striker Emmanuel Adebayor, bought last weekend from English Premiership rivals Arsenal, made his debut but looked lost for most of the first half. The Togo star showed a few neat touches but it was obvious that he is far from match fit.
City suffered an early setback when they lost two defenders, Javal Vidal and Richard Dunne, in the first half.
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