Football

Manqoba Mngqithi: Kaizer Chiefs Urged Not to Go for Former Mamelodi Sundowns Coach

Published 29 Mar 2026 at 11:57 PM

by Raphael Abiola

1 min read

Kaizer Chiefs are reportedly in talks with former Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi, but they've been told not to consider hiring the South African coach.

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The Glamour Boys are already making plans for te 2026-27 and are acting fast in bringing a new permenent coach since they parted ways with Nasreddine Nabi earlier this season.

Kaizer Chiefs told not consider Mngqithi

Football expert Uche Anuma share his take during a chat with Briefly News about the reports linke Mngqithi to a move to Naturena ahead of next season.

"Mngqithi is a good coach, but I don't think he should be considered for the Kaizer Chiefs job at this point," he said.

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"Mngqithi's time with Sundowns' first team as the head coach he almost fumble the team's chances of retaining the league, while doing inaccurate jobs in CUP competitions."

Source: Briefly News

Authors:

Raphael Abiola (Sports editor) Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over seven years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015. Raphael previously worked as a football editor at Stakegains (2016-2018) and a content editor with Opera News Nigeria (2018-2023). Raphael then worked as an Editor for the Local Desk at Sports Brief (2023-2024). Reach him via email at raphael.abiola@briefly.co.za.

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