Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter has explained his decision for starting Brandon Petersen ahead of Itumeleng Khune and Daniel Akpeyi in the Nedbank Cup.
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Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs crashed out of the 2022 Nedbank Cup after suffering a disappointing 1-0 defeat to TS Galaxy in the Round of 32 on Saturday evening.
One of the biggest talking points from the match was Baxter's decision to start goalkeeper Brandon Petersen – who could do little to deny Galaxy's solitary goal on the night – ahead of the experienced duo of Daniel Akpeyi and Itumeleng Khune.
"Itu played in the Compact Cup and we were pleased to see that he was keeping his level," the Amakhosi head coach told the media after the match.
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"Daniel was away at Afcon. He came back after not playing at the AFCON and having missed a lot of our training, so it was going to be between the other three for [Saturday] evening.
"Brandon was outstanding on the camp in Cape Town. Reports from the staff flagged up that he was really good. When I then watched the training, Bruce [Bvuma], Itu and Brandon, Brandon was performing very well.
"It was a close one. It was a close call but we looked at the way we thought they were going to play and Brandon is the one we chose. His attributes suited this game quite well and I thought he had a very good game."