Kaizer Chiefs’ new Burundian striker Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana scored two goals in a match-winning performance against SuperSport United.
Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane was a relieved man after watching his side edge SuperSport and Bimenyimana was his saviour.
It was far from a complete showing from Bimenyimana, who missed a number of chances and lost possession easily, but it was more than effective as Chiefs won the contest.
It was Amakhosi’s third win from eight league games. And they are already eight behind leaders Sundowns albeit with a game in hand.
“Caleb is giving us that different dimension. We have a lot of nippy players who are very good in one-versus-one situations and also who are not very strong on the ball but very mobile,” Zwane said.
“Caleb is strong on the ball and very quick in attack. He is that type of a striker and that’s why we had to take our time in terms of bringing in someone.
“We had to make sure that when he comes in we could complement him because it’s pointless bringing in a player and he is not fitting the system or the way we want to play.
“We obviously had to profile him properly so that when we brought him in we were sure this was how he could help us in improving our game.”
Chiefs host AmaZulu in the first leg of their MTN8 semi-final on the weekend of October 1 to 2 after the international break.