Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr says coach Arthur Zwane remains grateful to the club despite being demoted from the senior team.
Zwane was assistant to Molefi Ntseki who was appointed as Kaizer Chiefs head coach at the beginning of the season to deliver silverware.
But the former Bafana Bafana tactician was shown the exit door at the end of October after producing inconsistent results. The Carling Knockout Cup defeat to AmaZulu FC was his final blow.
With Ntseki being sacked, Zwane was demoted to his former role within the development structures of the Naturena based club.
MOTAUNG SAYS ARTHUR ZWANE IS GRATEFUL
And Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jnr says the former midfield maestro is unfazed by the demotion, but is grateful to have retained his place within the Soweto giants.”Everyone who is priviledged to work for this institution undertstands, that when you are called to duty, if you get deployed into that position, you serve with pride. He is very grateful,” Kaizer Motaung Jr said.
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“Arthur [Zwane] is one person who understands and is very focused on the task and mission at hand, to bring out the talent that we all want from our academy side. So he is very focused on that.”
Former Al Ahly assistant coach Cavin Johnson, who joined Kaizer Chiefs as Head of the Youth Development Academy took over as the first team coach on an interim basis.
Assistant coach Dillon Sheppard retained his position and is currently working under Johnson in a bid to turn around the club’s fortunes.