EDMORE Chirambadare finally broke his duck for South Africa giants Kaizer Chiefs when he netted his first competitive goal in the quarterfinal of the Telkom Knockout Cup against Free State Stars on Sunday.

The goal, however, was in a losing cause as Amakhosi were kicked out of the tournament 5-6 on penalties after the teams were locked at 2-2 at the end of extra time at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

But Chirambadare, who had been on the spotlight after making the big move from Zimbabwe champions Chicken Inn a few months ago, will have some positives to draw from the game.  

The Zimbabwe international arrived in South Africa with a lot of promise but had not complemented his hard work with goals.

Chirambadare yesterday gave an encouraging response to concerns by his coach Steve Komphela who had revealed ahead of the game that he was getting worried by the prolonged goal drought by his strikers.

Only Michelle Katsvairo has managed to register a league goal this season among the strikers, while the likes of Edward Manqele, Bernard Parker, Lewis Macha and Chirambadare were yet to get off the mark.