SuperSport United seasoned coach Gavin Hunt has explained why his team's 4-1 win over Kaizer Chiefs on Tuesday evening was a personal milestone.
Hunt, a veteran in South Africa's Premier Soccer League (PSL) otherwise called the Betway Premiership, took to his Facebook page to celebrate the victory. He wrote: "What a special night. 999 games in the PSL in my 27th season. Three points and four goals to top it all off proud of the players. Goodnight @supersport_unitedfc."
Hunt launched his coaching journey decades ago starting off with Black Leopards FC before making a breakthrough with SuperSport then with now defunct club Bidvest Wits FC. He also had a stint with Chiefs three seasons ago before rejoining SuperSport.
Earlier, Hunt said he was unsurprised by his team’s performance in the beating of Chiefs, describing the result as a reward for consistency. Hunt said SuperSport have always played well this season but could not convert scoring chances, something that changed at FNB Stadium against Chiefs.
On the other hand, Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi described the loss to SuperSport as painful. Strikers Samir Nurkovic and Christian Saile combined to torment their former employers after scoring once each with the other goals for SuperSport coming from Ghamphani Lungu and Siphesihle Ndlovu.
The sixth win in 18 games took SuperSport’s tally to 20 points in 12th place, five points behind the sixth-placed Chiefs.
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