Bulawayo Chiefs were on Sunday, 20 November, crowned the 2022 Chibuku Super Cup champions after beating Herentals 1-0 at Babourfields Stadium.
The only goal of the match was scored by Arthur Musiyiwa in the first half which Chiefs dominated.
Musiyiwa broke the deadlock in the 37th minute capitalising on poor communication of Herentals defenders and fired a shot a few metres from outside the penalty box.
Despite taking control of proceedings in the second half, Herentals failed to hit the net.
Herentals coach Kumbirai Mutiwekuziva expressed disappointment over the loss but believes the Students can take lessons from their experiences. He said:
We are disappointed with the loss, but we took some lessons from the match and hopefully will make it right in the next edition of the tournament. We have never been in this situation before.
Bulawayo Chiefs goalkeepers coach Nkosiyazi who stood in for coach Thulani Sibanda said the title win meant a lot to the team “especially considering the difficulties we faced.”
Meanwhile, the 2022 Chibuku Super Cup final was the first in the history of the tournament for a father and son to play together.
Innocent Benza, and his son Tinotenda, were in Herentals’s starting eleven.
At 50, Innocent became the oldest player to play in the Chibuku Super Cup. H-Metro