Maduka is not worried about red cards and penalties.

Royal AM will host Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday in a Nedbank Cup quarterfinal match at Chartsworth Stadium.

With this particular encounter being a cup game between two sides who usually have a good go at each other, a high intensity contest will be expected.

High intensity matches often come with players making wrong decisions under pressure, leading to unnecessary red cards and penalties given away.

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While the Chiefs name has become synonymous with red cards and penalties, John Maduka, Royal AM's head coach, believes Amakhosi cannot be blamed for that.

Instead, he has emphasized that his players will have to play with caution to avoid giving away penalties, which he says, are nothing but just another part of the game.

"You can't blame Chiefs for playing with an advantage [of an extra nan] because the decisions [red cards] are not made by them," Maduka told KickOff. https://www.snl24.com/kickoff/sanews/premiership/kaizer-chiefs/maduka-defends-chiefs-over-red-cards-debate-20230412

"They [Chiefs] just go out there and play the game, what's for us is to focus because that happens in football, whereby there can be red cards and penalties."

Chiefs have been awarded 10 penalties in the league this season, with seven opposition players players sent off against them.

An infuriated Stellenbosch FC coach, Steve Barker, when as far as saying maybe Chiefs should practice playing against 10 man considering how often they have to face that situation in matches.

Barker was speaking after his Stellies side were reduced to 10 man for the second time against Amakhosi this season, with a total of four penalties awarded against them.

Royal AM vs Kaizer Chiefs will Kickoff at 18:00.

Maduka expects war against Chiefs.

Royal AM will host Kaizer Chiefs in a much anticipated Nedbank Cup quarterfinal encounter on Sunday 16 April at Chartsworth Stadium, Durban.

Matches between Thwihli Thwahla and Amakhosi are always intense affairs, and this one, considering how both these clubs would love to get their hands on the trophy, will be no different.

Perhaps, what makes it even more interesting is the fact that Chiefs are yet to beat Royal AM at Chartsworth, something Amakhosi will pull all the stops to achieve this time around, with the Nedbank Cup being their last short at winning some silverware this season.

Royal AM head coach, John Maduka, who returned to the side after an unsuccessful spell with neighbors, Maritzburg United, has managed to bring back a bit more organization and discipline tactically to Thwihli Thwahla's game, something that let them down dearly towards the beginning of the second round of the season.

The experienced mentor says he expects war against Chiefs, because of the way teams raise their game when they play Royal AM.

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"This is where this makes the game very difficult. If you look at it, not only Kaizer Chiefs, all the teams that play against Royal AM, you find that this week they are playing totally different games," said Maduka during the Nedbank Cup press conference ahead of Sunday's clash.

“But when they come playing against us, it’s war. In other words, everyone wants to beat us, which we must be ready for.”   

Kick off will be at 18:00.