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Zifa hunting for a local coach
05 Jul 2013 at 10:57hrs | Views
ZIFA has ended speculation on Klaus Dieter Pagels' future as Warriors coach after the association's president Cuthbert Dube yesterday announced that they are in the hunt for a local coach.
Pagels' contract expires at the end of this month and while the Germany national has made it known that he would welcome another term with the Warriors, it is now looking highly unlikely.
Pagels, who has been holed in his country where he proceeded to after the Warriors last match in Guinea, is expected in the country tomorrow to take charge of the team's preparations ahead of the Cosafa Castle Cup in Zambia next week - which could be his last dance with the team.
"I have mentioned it umpteenth times. I have mentioned it time and time again and I'm still going to mention it again that we need a local coach for the Warriors. We have 16 coaches in our Premier Soccer League and then we have others in Division One. Are we saying Zimbabwe is so poor that they are unable to produce or train those people, to have our own coaches?" said Dube.
Dube criticised European coaches.
"Some of these expatriate coaches we are getting have no allegiance to this country, nothing whatsoever. So why are we doing it? As a board I really think we need to make a decision in the next few months. I will make sure that we make decisions in terms of our coaching recruitment culture in this country.
"If I may be appointed a coach in Italy, for example, you don't expect me to have allegiance to Italy which is more than Zimbabwe. I will still have my heart and soul back here at home. I'm not castigating our current interim coach, no, he is not the only one in Africa, there are many like this," added Dube.
Pagels' contract expires at the end of this month and while the Germany national has made it known that he would welcome another term with the Warriors, it is now looking highly unlikely.
Pagels, who has been holed in his country where he proceeded to after the Warriors last match in Guinea, is expected in the country tomorrow to take charge of the team's preparations ahead of the Cosafa Castle Cup in Zambia next week - which could be his last dance with the team.
Dube criticised European coaches.
"Some of these expatriate coaches we are getting have no allegiance to this country, nothing whatsoever. So why are we doing it? As a board I really think we need to make a decision in the next few months. I will make sure that we make decisions in terms of our coaching recruitment culture in this country.
"If I may be appointed a coach in Italy, for example, you don't expect me to have allegiance to Italy which is more than Zimbabwe. I will still have my heart and soul back here at home. I'm not castigating our current interim coach, no, he is not the only one in Africa, there are many like this," added Dube.
Source - newsday
