Maritzburg United FC have cut ties with head coach Zipho Dlangalala by mutual consent.
The club currently sits in seventh place in the Motsepe Foundation Championship, the second tier of South African football.
Zipho Dlangalala’s tenure lasted just 13 games, with Maritzburg United securing only five wins during his time in charge. The team’s recent form has been particularly disappointing, with just one victory in their last six matches.
In a statement released on Monday, Maritzburg United expressed their gratitude to Dlangalala for his contributions to the club. “Maritzburg United Football Club would like to express its appreciation to Coach Dlangalala for his dedication, hard work and contributions during his tenure with the club,” the statement read. “The club wishes him the best of luck in his future endeavours.”
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The club has initiated the search for a new head coach and will provide updates as the process progresses. Maritzburg United’s FC goal remains to return to the top flight of South African football as soon as possible.
Under Dlangalala, the Pietermaritzburg side played an exciting brand of football but struggled to get results. The Team of Choice lost several of their players when they were relegated from the topflight league.
Maritzburg parted company with King Ndlovu, Renaldo Learner, Ali Meza, Siboniso Conco, Travis Graham, Wayde Jooste and Friday Samu. Bradley Cross, Lungelo Bhengu and Bonginkosi Makume also left.
It meant rebuilding the team from scratch. The club’s owners have contemplated selling the status of the club. However, a few potential buyers failed to meet their selling price.
With 17 games to play in the second tier, they will be looking to start picking up wins and close the gap on log leaders Orbit College.
Orbit have amassed 25 points, while second-placed Baroka FC are on 23 points after 13 fixtures.
The contest for promotion is seemingly between Baroka and Orbit although there is still a long way to go.