Stellenbosch FC came from a goal down to snatch a 2-1 victory over Kaizer Chiefs in the Betway Premiership at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday night.
Amakhosi drew the first blood after Flavio Silva scored in the first-half before Langelihle Phili and Devin Titus scored in the second-half to walk away with maximum points.
Chiefs hosted Stellenbosch at home, eager to return to winning ways after suffering a 2-1 defeat against Zamalek SC to crash out of the CAF Confederation Cup group stages over a week ago.
The elimination from the Confederation Cup came a few days after Chiefs were knocked out of the Nedbank Cup Last 32 by Stellenbosch, which ended their chances of winning any domestic cup in the 2025/26 season.
In a crucial match against Stellies, Chiefs co-coaches handed Ethan Chislett his first start since signing with the club in July 2025 from Port Vale in the English League One. Meanwhile, the Glamour Boys also received a major boost after striker Ashley Du Preez returned to the starting line-up after an injury setback.
Du Preez netted a goal in the 9th minute after receiving a pass from Flavio Silva; however, the goal was ruled offside. Chiefs had another chance a few minutes later to score through Silva, who had his shot cleared off the line.
Amakhosi kept piling the pressure on Stellenbosch, with Chislett having a shot, and it was pushed to the side by goalkeeper Sage Stephens. In one of the biggest chances of the night, Du Preez went past the Stellenbosch goalkeeper, but he couldn’t convert in an empty net.
FLAVIO SILVA OPENED THE SCORING FOR CHIEFS
After creating a handful of chances in the opening minutes, Chiefs finally found the back of the net through Silva, with Glody Lilepo grabbing an assist in the 36th minute. The Soweto giants went into the tunnel at half-time leading 1-0.
In the second-half, the Winelands-based side were quick off the mark after finding the back of the net in the 51st minute thanks to a strike from highly-rated winger Langelihle Phili.
With Chiefs looking to walk away with all three points, Chiefs made four substitutions after bringing in Thabo Cele, Wandile Duba, Mduduzi Shabalala, and Mfundo Vilakazi in Silva, Chislett, Du Preez, and Nkosingiphile Ngcobo.
Duba and Shabalala combined well on the 75th minute and almost reclaimed the lead for Chiefs; however, Stephens proved to be the difference yet again.
In the 87th minute, Devin Titus scored the second goal through Devin Titus to snatch maximum points with a 2-1 victory away from home.
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