Mandla Ncikazi Set to Beef Up Orlando Pirates' Technical Team
- Former Golden Arrows coach Mandla Ncikazi has joined the ranks of Soweto giants Orlando Pirates on a three-year deal
- The Sea Robbers did not divulge details around the role Ncikazi will be filling but said he would serve as part of the side's technical team
- Ncikazi, who recently parted ways with Golden Arrows, said he was excited to be joining Pirates and is looking forward to the challenge
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Orlando Pirates have released a media statement welcoming Mandla Ncikazi to the club's ranks on Friday.
The former Golden Arrows coach is said to be joining the Soweto giants' technical staff on a three-year deal, although the specifics around the position he will be occupying have not been divulged.
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Ncikazi this week bid adieu to his former KZN employers. It is thought that Ncikazi will play an instrumental role in the way of bolstering the Sea Robbers' technical team.
In a brief statement on Friday evening, ahead of the technical team and players gathering for preseason training on 1 July, Pirates announced the 52-year-old's arrival stating:
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"Orlando Pirates Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Mandla Ncikazi. The 52-year old joins the Bucs technical team department on a three-year deal.
A boisterous Ncikazi, who is an experienced football mentor, said:
“I am pleased to be here and look forward to getting started."
Axed Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt lands new gig
Former Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has just landed a new job after being sacked by Kaizer Chiefs. Hunt will form part of the team of experts to analyse, preview and review the upcoming EURO football tournament.
The European football spectacle will be hosted in the Netherlands and will get underway from 11 June until 11 July. According to a statement released by SuperSport TV, the former Bidvest Wits and Moroka Swallows mentor will be part of the panellists.
Together with African greats such as Nigerian legend Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, Samuel Kuffour of Ghana and ex-Bafana Bafana star Benni McCarthy, Hunt’s tactical expertise will be vital for the sports broadcaster.
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