Kaizer Chiefs' ability to play minus one of the players that has quickly established himself as influential figure since his arrival at the club will be put to test this week.
Inacio Miguel will miss Wednesday's league match against newcomers Magesi FC at Peter Mokaba Stadium after picking up his fourth yellow card against SuperSport United on Saturday.
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He had previous cautions in games against Mamelodi Sundowns, AmaZulu FC and SuperSport(Carling Knockout).
According to Chapter 5: Disciplinary matters on Cautions of the NSL Handbook – "Any Player who accumulates four (4) cautions (i.e. "yellow cards") for the first occasion in a Season will be suspended from participation in the next one (1) match to be played by his team in any Competition under the auspices of the League," reads the rule book, which provides further explanation on yellow cards.
The Angolan-Portuguese has been one of four players, along with Fiacre Ntwari, Reeve Frosler and Rushwin Dortley, to feature in all five games played by Chiefs this season.
Miguel was signed in August to provide solutions to what had been a leaking defence last season and has been the perfect fit.
The 28-year-old has even been handed the armband despite only arriving just recently.
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His absence will allow Given Msimango his first start having been on the bench in all five matches, during which he has played once.
This will also pave way for either Zitha Kwinika or Thatayaone Ditlhokwe to get into the matchday squad.
Also suspended for the midweek games is the TS Galaxy pair of Dzenan Zajmovic and Victor Letsoalo, along with Jayden Adams (Stellenbosch FC), Edgar Manaka (Marumo Gallants) and Tshegofatso Nyama (Cape Town City).