Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns head coaches Molefi Ntseki and Rulani Mokwena could be spoilt for choice on their team selections when domestic football resumes.
Amakhosi went into the FIFA break with three players not available for selection, Keagan Dolly, Edmilson Dove and Ranga Chivaviro. Ntseki could have all of them at his disposal when club football resumes next weekend.
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"He's (Chivaviro) now going through rehab of some kind. In the next two weeks, he will be available for selection," Ntseki told the media following their loss to the Rockets.
"The other player who started training is Keagan Dolly. He has been out for a very long time.
"Hopefully, when we come back from the FIFA week, we'll have a full squad, and all the players will be available."
The Glamour Boys were forced to throw new striker Jasond Gonzalez into the deep end just a week or so after he landed in South Africa, in the MTN8 semi-final first-leg against Sundowns and the return of Chivaviro would give them better flexibility in their choice of a target man upfront.
Chiefs also confirmed that Dove is fully fit after they allowed him to honour his call-up for Mozambique in the current FIFA break.
The return of the Mozambican would give Ntseki better options at left-back, as the coach played Reeve Frosler in that position when they had to place Sifiso Hlanti in reserve against Stellenbosch, who was on three yellow cards ahead of the game against Sundowns.
Amakhosi have also shown that they are quite a threat on set-plays this season and the imminent return of Dolly, a dead-ball set-piece specialist, would give them a boost.
When it comes to the Brazilians, meanwhile, they have had to play without a direct striker after Peter Shalulile joined their injury list that also includes Thapelo Morena, Thapelo Maseko and Abubaker Nasir.
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"My focus is assisting them to make sure we recover (Abubaker) Nasir, Thapelo Morena, Peter Shalulile and Thapelo Maseko. I think if we get those players back, we should be alright," Mokwena told the media.
If they all return, the only player who may be expected to get immediately back into competitive action is Shalulile, who has already played four games this season.
Maseko could also make a swift return after he got injured in his first start in the 2-1 win over Chiefs in the league.
Morena and Nasir, however, are yet to feature this season as they were out with long-term injuries and could need time before getting their match sharpness back.
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