Head coach of South Africa Premier Soccer League side AmaZulu, Arthur Zwane, has jumped to the defence of goalkeeper Richard Ofori following his role in his side's draw against Kaizer Chiefs on Tuesday, February 4.

The Ghanaian goalkeeper was at fault for all two of Chiefs' goals on the night including an own goal which denied AmaZulu all three points.

Richard Ofori makes a terrible mistake

The teams are level with less than 20 minutes of regulation time to go

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Despite conceding the first goal, AmaZulu turned the tie around and led after goals from Tshepang Moremi and Elmo Kambindu and looked certain to run away with all three points until Ofori's error.

“Unfortunately, football is a game of mistakes. As I said earlier on, he kept us in the game [first half]," Zwane told SuperSport TV.

"Sometimes when the pressure mounts, you are bound to crack. He made those two crucial mistakes; both of them we know he’d save, make them look easy.

"Now it is our job as coaches to try and help him psychologically because we need him. He’s been doing fantastically well for the team."

Since joining the club, Ofori has kept three clean sheets in 11 games in the league.