Maritzburg United have announced Zipho Dlangalala as the club's new head coach with the mission to making an immediate return to the DStv Premiership after suffering relegation last season.
The appointment follows the departure of Faldu Davids, who has since joined Raja Athletic as an assistant coach to former Orlando Pirate head coach Josef Zinnbauer.
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According to a statement released by The Team of Choice, Dlangalala joins on a one-year contract and has been handed the mandate of returning the club back to the DStv Premiership after being relegated to the Motsepe Foundation Championship in the PSL Promotion/Relegation playoffs.
United ended a disappointing season sitting 15th on the DStv Premiership log-table with 30 points, just one more than bottom-of-table Marumo Gallants, who automatically relegated.
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The club is also expected to unveil a host of new arrivals as replacements for a mass exodus of the club's more prominent players. Ali Meza has joined Swallows, while Renaldo Leaner has joined Sekhukhune United. Wayde Jooste and club captian Travis Graham has also announced their departures.
Rowan Human, Karim Kimvuidi and Bonginkosi Makume are just some of the players also expected to be on their way out.
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Full club statement:
MARITZBURG UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF ZIPHOZONKE DLANGALALA (ZIPHO) AS THEIR NEW HEAD COACH.
Maritzburg United Football club are pleased to announce the appointment of Ziphozonke Dlangalala (Zipho) as their new head coach.
ZIPHO AS HE IS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN WAS THE FORMER ASSISTANT COACH AT MAMELODI SUNDOWNS, ASSISTANT COACH AT CHIPPA UNITED AND HEAD COACH AT PRETORIA UNIVERSITY.
Zipho, as he is affectionally know, was the former assistant coach at Mamelodi Sundowns, assistant coach at Chippa united and head coach at Pretoria University.
The appointment of Zipho comes after a swift recruitment process with several candidates having been shortlisted for the position.
The board of directors believes that Zipho is the perfect candidate with the right pedigree to take the team in its challenge to bounce back to the PSL. A one year contract has been finalised with a mandate to win Promotion back to the PSL.
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