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Mhofu, Friday 'Amayenge' Phiri fired
23 May 2013 at 14:48hrs | Views
Former Warriors coach Sunday Chidzambwa has reportedly been shown the door at his South African Premiership football side Black Leopards. Premiership debutants Tripple B has also fired Friday Phiri after he guided the newcomers to just one win and seven losses.
Leopards were relegated to South Africa's second tier of football after an unsuccessful season in the Premier Soccer League and a source close to the Limpopo outfit has since revealed to Soccer Laduma that Chidzambwa and Abel Makhubele have been relieved of their duties.
The two worked together in the technical team when Leopards were eventually relegated, following a string of poor results.
Chidzambwa was Lidoda Duvha's technical director, while Makhubele was the caretaker coach of the side.
Makhubele said: "That will be confirmed by the management. The right people to speak to are the management of the club. But I will accept anything. Coaching is a merry-go-round. As a coach, you are not stationed in one place all the time. You have to move especially if the results are not coming.
"At Leopards, the results didn't come our way. We are all to blame. We cannot blame just the players. We are to blame as well. Even the management had a role to play. It's not just one person. It's all of us. Even the supporters had a role to play. We all contributed. The only way to solve this issue is to sit down and discuss it. Pointing fingers won't help at the moment."
Leopards are expected to hire a new coach, with Joel Masutha being linked to the position.
Masutha is currently with Phungo All Stars in the Safa Second Division. Asked for comment, Leopards chairman David Thidiela, however, denied any knowledge of the situation.
He questioned Soccer Laduma: "Who told you this?" He added: "I don't know anything about this."
Meanwhile, on the local front, Premiership debutants Tripple B have sacked head coach Friday Phiri after 10 with the club currently anchoring the log standings.
Phiri guided the league newcomers to just one win with the other win coming in his absence, while losing seven matches.
In the team's other loss, he was away on bereavement.
Amayenge became the second top-flight coach to be sacked this season after Black Rhinos fired Nesbert Saruchera earlier in the season.
His dismissal leaves assistant coach Peter Manoti in charge of the team and he will take charge against Caps United today.
Club secretary Gibson Makande confirmed the development.
Amayenge's final match in charge was an away 1-3 defeat at the hands of fellow strugglers Hwange.
Phiri will, however, feel hard done by his employers as his latest defeat came against the backdrop of his charges failing to train the whole week demanding that the club pay them their outstanding salaries back-dated to March.
Morale has been at an all time low at Tripple B with the team being forced to play some of their home matches against the league's so called crowd pullers away from their favorite home ground Dulibadzimu Stadium.
Leopards were relegated to South Africa's second tier of football after an unsuccessful season in the Premier Soccer League and a source close to the Limpopo outfit has since revealed to Soccer Laduma that Chidzambwa and Abel Makhubele have been relieved of their duties.
The two worked together in the technical team when Leopards were eventually relegated, following a string of poor results.
Chidzambwa was Lidoda Duvha's technical director, while Makhubele was the caretaker coach of the side.
Makhubele said: "That will be confirmed by the management. The right people to speak to are the management of the club. But I will accept anything. Coaching is a merry-go-round. As a coach, you are not stationed in one place all the time. You have to move especially if the results are not coming.
"At Leopards, the results didn't come our way. We are all to blame. We cannot blame just the players. We are to blame as well. Even the management had a role to play. It's not just one person. It's all of us. Even the supporters had a role to play. We all contributed. The only way to solve this issue is to sit down and discuss it. Pointing fingers won't help at the moment."
Leopards are expected to hire a new coach, with Joel Masutha being linked to the position.
Masutha is currently with Phungo All Stars in the Safa Second Division. Asked for comment, Leopards chairman David Thidiela, however, denied any knowledge of the situation.
He questioned Soccer Laduma: "Who told you this?" He added: "I don't know anything about this."
Meanwhile, on the local front, Premiership debutants Tripple B have sacked head coach Friday Phiri after 10 with the club currently anchoring the log standings.
Phiri guided the league newcomers to just one win with the other win coming in his absence, while losing seven matches.
In the team's other loss, he was away on bereavement.
Amayenge became the second top-flight coach to be sacked this season after Black Rhinos fired Nesbert Saruchera earlier in the season.
His dismissal leaves assistant coach Peter Manoti in charge of the team and he will take charge against Caps United today.
Club secretary Gibson Makande confirmed the development.
Amayenge's final match in charge was an away 1-3 defeat at the hands of fellow strugglers Hwange.
Phiri will, however, feel hard done by his employers as his latest defeat came against the backdrop of his charges failing to train the whole week demanding that the club pay them their outstanding salaries back-dated to March.
Morale has been at an all time low at Tripple B with the team being forced to play some of their home matches against the league's so called crowd pullers away from their favorite home ground Dulibadzimu Stadium.
Source - Soccer Laduma
