Khune, 37, departed Chiefs earlier this season after a long-standing career. In his absence, the club has rotated Bruce Bvuma, Brandon Petersen, and more recently Fiacre Ntwari in goal. However, stability has been lacking.

Speaking to Soccer Laduma, Khune lamented the current standards at Chiefs, calling the situation "heart-breaking" and pointing out the club's historical reputation for producing elite goalkeepers.

He placed part of the blame on a lack of quality local goalkeeper coaches, arguing that foreign dominance in the position hampers development for both Chiefs and the national team.

Khune added, "You need a goalkeeper coach who is South African, who will push you to almost Ronwen's [Williams] level... but with the current generation, there's a big gap."

Kick-off for the highly anticipated derby is at 3pm on Saturday at FNB Stadium.

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However, Moyes stopped short of confirming whether the Senegal international will be offered a new deal, with his contract set to expire this summer.

Gueye, who turns 36 on 26 September, has been a key figure for Everton throughout the campaign, making 33 Premier League appearances.

According to Opta, he has made 119 tackles - more than any other player across Europe's 'big five' leagues - a stat revealed just prior to Everton's narrow 1-0 defeat at Chelsea last Saturday.

"It's fantastic, but it's telling me that he's had to make 119 tackles, which I don't know if it's a good thing. It depends which way you look at the stats I suppose," said Moyes.

"Look, I think Idrissa Gueye has done fantastically well, he really has, he's surprised me a lot. He's not a spring chicken, and we're mindful of that.

"We've tried to rest him on odd occasions, here and there, but he's done so well, he's kept playing.

"I think he's very good at breaking the play up and I think his experience is good. There's a certain group of players here who he's very helpful to and they see him as a top player and a gentlema

Stellenbosch gunning for three points at home to Chippa