By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Kaizer Chiefs claimed a hard fought 3-2 victory over Siwelele FC in the Betway Premiership at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto on Sunday afternoon.
The victory takes Chiefs to third on the Betway Premiership table, boasting 11 points from five matches.
Chiefs were all over their opponents during the opening exchanges of the game, with Pule Mmodi and Mduduzi Shabalala creating goal-scoring chances.
The hosts eventually broke the deadlock in the 30th minute with a goal from highly-rated youngster Mfundo Vilakazi.
A few minutes later, Wandile Duba netted the second goal for Chiefs, but the goal was ruled to be offside.
The Soweto giants went into the half-time break leading 1-0. In the second half, Chiefs scored the second goal courtesy of Duba in the 64th minute.
In the 67th minute, Aphiwe Baliti pulled one back for Siwelele. However, Faiz Abrahams scored to restore the two-goal advantage for Chiefs, before Siwelele scored their second goal.
The victory also marked a successful return to Dobsonville Stadium for the Glamour Boys. It was Chiefs’ first league appearance at the Soweto venue since November 2023, when they secured a 1-0 away victory over the now-defunct Moroka Swallows.
Their last overall outing at the ground came last season, when they defeated Democratic Republic of Congo outfit AS Simba 3-1 in a CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round second-leg match.
Meanwhile Mamelodi Sundowns continued their impressive start to the 2026/27 Betway Premiership campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Golden Arrows at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban on Sunday afternoon.
Betway Premiership Weekend Results
Friday, 4 September
Richards Bay 1-2 AmaZulu
Marumo Gallants 2-2 Polokwane City
Saturday, 5 September
Chippa United 0-0 Milford
Sekhukhune United 0-0 TS Galaxy
Sunday, 6 September
Golden Arrows 1-2 Mamelodi Sundowns
Kaizer Chiefs 3-2 Siwelele.