Kaizer Chiefs star Lebogang Manyama insists that bringing silverware back to Naturena trumps any personal ambitions and goals of his own.

The Glamour Boys are having a painful trophy drought spanning almost five years.

This season, however, brought the rebirth of Chiefs as title contenders as they have led the Absa Premiership for most of the 2019-20 season before the postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Manyama has been one of the key figures behind Chiefs’ rise, but he believes that the team will always come before himself.

‘If people say I have been a revelation [this season]‚ I wouldn’t agree with that because I don’t think individually‚’ Manyama said.

‘Obviously, I do hear about certain things but when it comes to a team I think I’m more for the team. Most importantly, I’m very happy for where the team is and I’m very happy to have contributed. It’s what I wanted to do from the start and I think most of the guys in the team know that I fight for the team first before the individual talk. That’s what has pushed us to where we are right now.

‘For me the most important thing is that we’re trying our best to put Chiefs where they belong. It’s only the beginning of how things have to be or how things must be for Chiefs year in‚ year out. So, we started very well and we’re about to finish and I think we can do it.

‘It’s all going to work out for the team if we push in the same direction. It’s a collective effort.’