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Khune receives backing from ex-Pirates rival after Akpeyi masterclass

The Nigerian stopper may have excelled against Wydad Casablanca, but the Kaizer Chiefs favourite still has many admirers

Itumeleng Khune can once again prove that he is Africa’s best goalkeeper, but just needs support from Kaizer Chiefs as he closes in on the end of his contract, according to ex-Orlando Pirates stopper Fatau Dauda.

Khune was again absent on Saturday, with Nigeria’s Daniel Akpeyi preferred ahead of him in the absence of Bruce Bvuma.

It has been interpreted as yet another signal that Khune’s days at Chiefs are numbered, with the legendary stopper’s contract set to expire at the end of June.