The second half was more open with both teams continuing to make mistakes in defence. Usuthu capitalised on that and took the lead via Namibian striker Elmo Kambindu, who was given free space to head in Human’s corner in the 61st minute.
Ofori, who was guilty of bad positioning in Chiefs’ opening goal, was again at fault in their equaliser, this time turning a harmless Lilepo header into his own net to give Chiefs an equaliser a minute after Usuthu had taken the lead.
Chiefs pushed for a winner, but their rushed efforts bore no fruit. Instead, the misses only had Nabi agonising on their bench.
Based on this poor start to the second round it will take a lot of effort for Chiefs to do better than they did last season, where they endured their worst-ever finish of 10th.
Amakhosi, who remain in the fifth spot with 22 points after 16 matches, are away to Stellenbosch FC in Cape Town on Friday. AmaZulu, in seventh place with 20 points after 16 games, host Marumo Gallants in Durban on Friday.
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