BREAKING NEW : According to the article, Rulani Mokwena’s head coach and Mamelodi Sundowns are both vying for the deal.
reported on Tuesday that “a broken working relationship” between Rulani Mokwena and sporting director Flemming Berg is the chief reason for this unexpected bombshell.Sundowns have released defender Brian Onyango, midfielders Bongani Zungu and Gaston Sirino as well as striker Thabiso Kutumela. Attacker Junior Mendieta told a radio station in his native Argentina that he is likely to move to Greece.
According to SABC Sport, Mokwena, who won the DStv Premiership with Sundowns with six games to spare and was named Coach of the Season, was not present on Monday when the first group of players returned to Chloorkop for medicals.
It is unclear whether Mokwena was expected to report for duty, as pre-season is only scheduled for later in the week. Mokwena has won four league titles for Sundowns, two as co-coach with Manqoba Mngqithi and the other after becoming single head coach.
Last season, Mokwena led Sundowns to the first African Football League, but they failed to win the CAF Champions League. Mngqithi is reportedly slated to take over on an interim basis during the team’s preseason training.”Kaizer Chiefs have reached an amicable agreement to part ways with Cavin Johnson, head of Academy,” the club statement stated.
“Johnson joined Kaizer Chiefs in September 2023 to begin his role.Club in 2018. The 33-year-old has had a tumultuous previous two seasons with the Brazilians, with multiple rumored efforts to leave the club. Sirino scored 41 goals and assisted 43 times in 202 games for the club, collecting six league crowns and medals from the Nedbank Cup, Telkom Knockout, MTN8, and African Football League.