According to Soccer Laduma, Baroka club chairman Khurishi Mphahlele has now confirmed that head coach Kgoloko Thobejane has been demoted to the side’s DStv Diski Challenge side.
Baroka are currently dwindling down in last place on the DStv Premiership log, having managed just four wins this season, with the recent loss to Swallows leaving them five points adrift of 15th-placed TS Galaxy.
Former Cape Town City and Moroka Swallows defender Vincent Kobola will now take over fromThobejane after Mphahlele has finally run out of patience.
“We have taken him to the DDC and Kobola will take care of the first team,” Mphahlele told the Siya crew.
“Sometimes coaches can be stubborn and that does not help them, because he cannot accept that he failed, you know. We had to make the decision.”
Below, we recap the dramatic few weeks that have played out on the PSL football scene
The recent firings first began at the end of March when Benni McCarthy was unceremoniously axed by AmaZulu, effective immediately.
The shock news about McCarthy’s axing was followed closely by the announcement last Tuesday that SuperSport United and long-serving coach Kaitano Tembo had reached a mutual agreement to part ways, with assistant Andre Arendse taking over.
Tembo had served the club for 23 years, first as a player in 1999 before moving into a coaching role, serving as an assistant to Gavin Hunt, Stuart Baxter and Eric Tinkler and then taking over as Head Coach in 2018. During his time as coach, Tembo reached two MTN8 Cup Finals, while winning his maiden trophy against Highlands Park in 2019.
Less than 48 hours later, Golden Arrows then officially confirmed that the club had parted ways with coach Lehlohonolo Seema on Wednesday. The 41-year-old, who previously helped Chippa United avoid relegation via the Premier Soccer League (PSL) promotion/playoffs, had succeeded Mandla Ncikazi as coach of the Durban-based club.
In the latest coach axing to take place, Baxter was shown the door, bringing an unceremonious end to his second stint at Chiefs.
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