Times Of Swaziland: ‘NURO’, TERISAYI FOR CALLIES

‘NURO’, TERISAYI FOR CALLIES
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Pholsile Hlophe on 16/02/2022 08:19:00


MBABANE – It is no longer just Ikabort Masocha that Tambankulu Callies must
replace, but even his then assistant and caretaker coach Mduduzi ‘Nyama’
Shongwe.
The latter has followed Masocha by leaving the club in a space of less than two
months. Shongwe left at the end of the first round last weekend and in his last
two matches, had led Callies to a 1-all draw with Tinyosi last week while they
had played to a 2-2 draw with Green Mamba a fortnight ago. It is understood he
has personal commitments while Masocha left after a misunderstanding with the
club director, Sithembiso Ngudze Mamba, over results, which led to the coach
being hauled before a disciplinary committee. Masocha joined Denver Sundowns.
Meanwhile, Callies will use the two-week MTN Premier League break to try and get
a new coach. It has been established that former Tinyosi coach, Sifiso
‘Nuro’ Ntibane and possibly Manzini Wanderers assistant coach Terisayi
Changara have been shortlisted to fill the vacant head coach position. The
successful candidate between the two will lead Callies until the end of the
current MTN Premier League season according to our sources.
Shortlisted
This was disclosed by Ngudze yesterday. “We have shortlisted Nuro Ntibane and
Terisayi Changara to lead the team for the rest of the season. They are
qualified for the job. We are targeting a top four spot at the end of the season
so ‘Nyama’ couldn’t be with us until then. We hope the one to take over
will help us achieve our goals,” Mamba said. He said the two candidates were
currently under assessment and the new head coach would be announced during the
course of the week. Noteworthy is that Ntibane missed Tinyosi’s past two games
after he was officially announced to have parted ways with the club and his
assistant, Julias Chakupewu, assumed the coaching role.
On Shongwe’s departure, Mamba, who celebrated his 40th birthday on
Valentine’s Day, which was on Monday, said the gaffer had personal commitments
that required his full attention as he would be pursuing a Confederation of
African Football (CAF) Coaching Licence A course. Shongwe took over as
Callies’ assistant coach, leading the technical bench comprising of Bongani
Sibiya following the departure of Zimbabwe-born gaffer Masocha, who found
greener pastures with Hub-based Denver Sundowns. Reached for comment, Ntibane
said he has a number of offers on the table, but has not made a final decision.
“There’s a number of teams that approached me. When I have something
official, I will let you know,” Ntibane said.
Contrary to Mamba’s announcement, Changara said; “He has not approached me.
I have a one-year contract with manzini Wanderers and I am happy with that.”
He further declared that he was content with his current position at Wanderers.