Menzi Magubane
Kaizer Chiefs have appointed Arthur Zwane as their new head coach on a three-year deal while Dillon Sheppard will become assistant coach.
The announcement was made by the club on Thursday morning during a media conference.
Zwane and Sheppard have been the club’s interim co-coaches following the sacking of head coach Stuart Baxter in early April.
Most Chiefs fans were unhappy when Chiefs chairman Kaizer Motaung announced the return of Baxter at the end of last season in May. The appointment of Zwane will be welcomed with open arms by the club supporters who have been calling for him and Sheppard to be given the job.
When Baxter failed to live up to the club’s expectations, which was to rebuild Chiefs and lead it back to its former glory, the management sacked him in April and gave Zwane and Sheppard their initial positions as interim coaches.
They changed things by giving the young stars game time and dropped most of the older players that Baxter depended on.
Their actions were welcomed by the fans who were happy with the sudden change and the club managed to finish in the top eight. They also took the team to the CAF Champions League final.
Two weeks ago Zwane, who spent 10 years at Chiefs as a player, urged Chiefs management to hire a local that understands the club culture.
Those words worked for him as he became only the third local coach that Chiefs has appointed in PSL history.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday AmaZulu confirmed that Brandon Truter has been given a permanent position as their head coach.
The former Swallows mentor has been serving as interim coach after Usuthu fired Benni McCarthy in March.
The club also confirmed that their former captain Thapelo Xoki will be joining Orlando Pirates, while Gabadinho Mhango has signed with Usuthu.
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