Admired former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder and football analyst Junior Khanye has praised Amakhosi management for appointing Cavin Johnson as caretaker coach following the axing for Molefi Ntseki. –
Ntseki was shown the door on Monday after a chaotic and disastrous start to the season.
Ntseki, a former Bafana Bafana coach, had been in charge for just over 100 days following his appointment in June to replace Arthur Zwane.
Chiefs have already bombed out of two cup tournaments this season and are languishing at number eight on the DStv Premiership table after registering a shocking 11 points from nine matches.
Ntseki’s run-ins with club supporters
Ntseki also had a number of run-ins with the club’s supporters who turned violent whenever they lost matches.
This resulted in the club being fined by the Premier Soccer League prosecutors, hitting the Glamour Boys hard in the pocket.
Now Khanye feels vindicated, after he said on numerous occasions that Ntseki was not good enough to coach a club of Chiefs’ caliber.
“I am not sure how Chiefs arrived at that decision to choose Ntseki. I watched him coach the SA junior teams and Bafana Bafana, and I was not convinced,” Khanye said.
“Does he know the culture of the club? Did he play for the club, and does he know what it means to wear that jersey?
“These are the questions I have been asking.”
School of Excellence
Now that Ntseki is gone, Khanye oozes with joy and confidence with what Johnson will bring to the office.
He said Johnson is a streetwise coach who earned his stripes at the famous Esselen Park School of Excellence, and that he ticks all the boxes to bring back the glory days.
“Coach Johnson is one of the best and highly underrated coaches in the country. I don’t understand why it took the club so long to appoint him as head coach.
“He worked with great minds like Ted Dumitru, Simon Ngomane, Farouk Khan, Zipho Dlangalala, Sam Mbatha and others.
“They developed and groomed players such as Steven Pienaar, Dillon Sheppard, Ninja Mofokeng, and Lucky Maselesele, to mention but a few. South Africa has not celebrated him enough and the fans just need to be patient, for now.
“I know he is arriving at a club that has serious problems, but if they give him time to implement his methods and structure, he will turn things around,” Khanye said.
