AmaZulu president Sandile Zungu has insisted he has no plans to fire under-fire head coach Romain Folz.
Usuthu have won just one match of their last five fixtures with Folz coming under increasing pressure in recent weeks.
Their bad run was compounded with a 2-0 defeat to an in-form Stellenbosch side on Friday.
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"I can assure you the coach is not going anywhere, and I've just given him an extension on his contract," Zungu tells KickOff.
"I meant it when I gave him an extension, because I believe he's got something to offer.
"So people need to at least give me the benefit of the doubt that I have exercised my mind.
"He is not going anywhere; we will deal with the consequences that come with it.
"We are not going to be forced into taking unconsidered decisions when it comes to our personnel.
"He is not going anywhere; he is going to be here for quite some time.
"He is definitely going to be part of our plans for next season, we just focus on the balance of the seven remaining games.
"No one should be blamed for our recent form or for some of the games we lost, we couldn't collect maximum points because we were cheated.
"We won the game against Royal AM, but we were cheated by the referee and his official who was suspended.
"And others we have made serious mistakes, and we suffered the consequences, but that's soccer.
"Even the best teams who spend the whole week preparing still get drubbed 7 -0 and 4-0 but they don't wake up the next day and say fire the coach.
"We take it on the chin and think about the project we undertake.
"Soccer is a team sport, we win as a team we lose as a team. I'm very focused on that project, and the coach is an integral part of that project, and that's it."
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