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Shabanie re-engages Masomere
17 Apr 2013 at 05:02hrs | Views
LUKE "Vahombe" Masomere has agreed terms to continue working as Shabanie Mine coach but the outspoken gaffer says he is not yet in the mood to talk about the pain he endured when he was sidelined by a ban for his role in the Asiagate scandal.
Shabanie chairman, Naphiel Rugara, revealed to The Herald that they had re-engaged Masomere as their head coach after the coach's two-year ban was converted to a US$1 500 fine on appeal, giving him the freedom to return to the bench.
Club president, Greg Mataka, insisted that his team will stick with Masomere and remained confident that their coach will get his freedom to resume his coaching duties.
Now, Mataka's faith has been repaid.
Masomere, who had been on the sidelines since November last year, said he wasn't in the mood to go into a detailed account of his feelings.
Last season Masomere surprised many when he guided Shabanie to a top-five finish in the 16-team league but, without the gaffer, the team has been a pale shadow of themselves.
Shabanie have so far lost to Highlanders (home), Triangle (away), Tripple B (away) and drawn at home against Dynamos.
"We have not finished the discussions with him yet but you need to remember that he is still our employee," said Shabanie chairman Rugara.
"He is back at work training the team for our explosive clash with FC Platinum on Sunday. We had no issues with him (Masomere) and we had no powers to stop what was happening on the Asiagate scandal but we only chose to be patient and now that he is back we are very positive though we still need to iron out our internal issues.
"Our team is not bad but we just need to polish up some issues."
Shabanie chairman, Naphiel Rugara, revealed to The Herald that they had re-engaged Masomere as their head coach after the coach's two-year ban was converted to a US$1 500 fine on appeal, giving him the freedom to return to the bench.
Club president, Greg Mataka, insisted that his team will stick with Masomere and remained confident that their coach will get his freedom to resume his coaching duties.
Now, Mataka's faith has been repaid.
Masomere, who had been on the sidelines since November last year, said he wasn't in the mood to go into a detailed account of his feelings.
Shabanie have so far lost to Highlanders (home), Triangle (away), Tripple B (away) and drawn at home against Dynamos.
"We have not finished the discussions with him yet but you need to remember that he is still our employee," said Shabanie chairman Rugara.
"He is back at work training the team for our explosive clash with FC Platinum on Sunday. We had no issues with him (Masomere) and we had no powers to stop what was happening on the Asiagate scandal but we only chose to be patient and now that he is back we are very positive though we still need to iron out our internal issues.
"Our team is not bad but we just need to polish up some issues."
Source - TH
