Edmilson Dove leaves contract extension talks at Chiefs 'in God's hands'
Some Kaizer Chiefs players will not only be fighting for three points in the club's final Betway Premiership match against Polokwane City at the FNB Stadium on Saturday but also to secure their futures.
Chiefs need to win against Polokwane to have a chance to finish in the top eight — but for players such as defender Edmilson Dove and midfielder George Matlou, they'll be desperate to impress coach Nasreddine Nabi and the club's head honchos to have their stay at Naturena extended.
Dove, 30, probably has a better chance than Matlou to earn a new contract as he's been a regular recently in that erratic Chiefs defence that has conceded 32 goals against the 25 they've scored. The left-footed Mozambican international has found himself being used at central defence and left-back. He has been one of the better defenders in Nabi's team.
Speaking to reporters at Naturena before Saturday's match, Dove said the contract issue is not in his mind as the focus of everyone at the club is to ensure they finish in a better position than the 10th of last season, which was the club's worst in the league.
'We can only control what we can and whatever we can't we leave in God's hands. The most important thing is to focus on ourselves and we do the counting at the end.
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