Jose Riveiro to Lead Carling Knockout Cup All Star Team With Zoey Monyepao in Goal

• Jose Riveiro will swap his Orlando Pirates tracksuit for a one-off Carling Knockout Cup tie
• Itumeleng Khune was voted to be the goalkeeper but Kaizer Chiefs have ruled him out
• The 22-man squad features nine Kaizer Cheifs played and nine from Orlando Pirates

The votes are in and the people have spoken.

The starting XI and full squad for the Carling Knockout Cup All-Star match have been finalised, with fans voting for an interesting mix of football's favourites.

Other than the Soweto Giants who have a combined eight players in the starting lineup, Amazulu are well represented with the three other spots.

Amakhosi and South Africa's most popular goalkeeper, Itumeleng Khune, finished near the top of the overall leaderboard but a rookie from their Soweto rivals will take his place.

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The club reiterated their stance that Khune will play no part in the exhibition match due to his alcohol-related suspension, as per the Kaizer Chiefs website.

Youth is the other key point from the team selection, with several coming from the Chiefs and Pirates DSTV Diski Challenge teams.

Starting in goal will be 18-year-old Zoey Monyepao from Orlando Pirates. Other youngsters in the starting line-up are Amazulu's Siphamandla Zikhali and Masibonge Ngidi.

On the bench will also be a host of DDC players, with at least half of them around 20 years old.

The player who received the most votes was Pirates' Kermit Erasmus with 39 691 votes, followed by Chiefs' Ashley Du Preez came second with 38 766 votes, as per SoccerLaduma.

The Chiefs-Pirates-Amazulu ensemble will take on Steve Barker's champion Stellenbosch FC at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium on January 6.

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A list of Itumeleng Khune's career highs

Sports Brief recently compiled a list of the career highlights of Kaizer Chiefs legend, Itumeleng Khune.

The goalkeeper is nearing the end of his career which could be shortened by an alcohol-related ban.

Khune has played for Chiefs for 16 years, making 345 appearances and keeping 151 clean sheets.