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Raphael to lead Malanti against Pirates

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MBABANE – Malanti Chiefs management has appointed senior player Raphael Ntimane to be in charge for the MTN League game against Moneni Pirates tomorrow at Somhlolo National Stadium.


This was confirmed by the club Chairman Dumsani Gumedze after the team was left without a coach in the absence of assistant coach Earnest Mavuso. The national Under-23 assistant coach, who had been placed as stand in coach, did not report for training during the past week following the suspension of head coach Kenny Ndlazi. 


Gumedze said to save the situation; they decided that the captain drills the team in preparation of the tricky clash. He said they have full confidence on the player as he had been the one in charge of the team during  preseason. Ntimane is assisted by Secretary Bongumusa Mdluli in preparing the team.
“We are not taking this game very lightly because our intention is to finish the league in second place. We have occupied this position for quite some time which could be very unfortunate to lose it in the last game,” he said.


The chairman said he was very disappointed by the assistant coach’s conduct of not reporting for work as he was not affected by the suspension.
“I personally called Mavuso to clarify that his position in the team was not affected. But, there is nothing much we could do if he personally decided otherwise,” he said.


Mavuso explained that he could not make it back to the team because of the way he was addressed by the management. “As the decision to suspend the technical bench was taken in a more formal set up in the presence of everyone including the head coach so it was going to be proper to reverse it in a similar set up. This could avoid assumptions that I was aiming at overthrowing the head coach,” Mavuso said.


Gumedze, in response, said Mavuso was supposed to take his word even without calling a meeting as he is the one who hired him in the first place.  

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