Former Cape Town City coach Benni McCarthy believes the Absa Premiership title remains in the hands of current log leaders Kaizer Chiefs.

The Glamour Boys current have a four-point lead at the summit of the standings with 45 points from 20 games, having won 14 games, drawn three and conceded three defeats with 10 games left until the end of the season.

Mamelodi Sundowns, meanwhile, moved above Orlando Pirates into second place with 41 points after securing a 2-1 victory over Bloemfontein Celtic on Wednesday evening.

Despite Sundowns closing Amakhosi’s lead, McCarthy believes that Amakhosi still have the advantage in the race for the 2019-20 league title.

The 42-year-old coach also explained why he did not join Ajax Cape Town as their head coach, stating that he would’ve been doing it for the wrong reasons.

The 42-year-old also explained why he rejected a move to join his former team Ajax Cape Town as a head coach recently.

‘It is still Chiefs league title to lose,’ McCarthy was quoted on the Sowetanlive. website. ‘Taking the Ajax job, I would have taken it for the wrong reasons.

‘I would have taken it just to prove a point that my previous bosses made a mistake or whatever. If you take a job, you think it is the right project for you.

‘I can make them better players, I can help them win the GladAfrica Championship and that was none of the things I was feeling.’