Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter believes that the Mamelodi Sundowns camp would laugh off suggestions that the league is already won, adding that there are lots of competitive sides in the league who will be looking to know Downs off their perch.

The Brazilians have dominated South African in recent history winning the last four league titles in a row and look set to clinch a fifth consecutive title this campaign having started the season by picking up 25 points after just nine matches thanks to eight wins and a draw, with the team yet to even concede a goal.

Despite Downs’ dominance, Baxter still believes that the title race is still on and that Sundowns won’t be taking the race lightly.

“Not at all, not at all. If you put that to them now they’d probably laugh at you. We have to knock them off their perch,” Stuart Baxter insisted.

“I think what we find in the league is that even though new teams, let’s say new names appear [in the title race] it doesn’t mean that’s a small team. We’re a new team.

“There are still some other good teams who’re competitive, hence it won’t be easy to say they [Sundowns] are already gone with it.”

Chiefs, however, would need a major turnaround in order to catch the defending champs as the currently sit sixth, a full 10 points behind Sundowns who have played one less match than the rest of the league.