Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi expressed disappointment after his side surrendered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 against Royal AM on Saturday night.
Amakhosi dominated the first half, netting two goals at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. However, Royal AM staged a comeback in the second half, scoring twice to salvage a point.
The draw leaves Chiefs sixth in the Betway Premiership with 11 points. Nabi attributed the dropped points to a lack of professionalism and a failure to capitalize on early dominance.
“I feel like today it’s a lack of professionalism; we could have ended the game in the first-half,” said Nabi after the match. “This game could have ended with five, six, seven or eight goals, but we did not convert the opportunities that we had.
“Sometimes you don’t score because it’s a lack of collective, sometimes ego. If you don’t respect football, football won’t respect you,” he added.
“I am very, very frustrated about the two points that we lost today because we controlled the game from the first minutes until the last minute, but that is what happens when you let the opponent live. Sometimes, if you can’t score or convert your chances, then if there’s only three or four minutes left, at least defend your lead then, so I don’t understand what happened today.”
Kazier Chiefs will face Polokwane City on Sunday, 8 December, at the Peter Mokaba Stadium.