Former Maritzburg United head coach Ernst Middendorp

Former Maritzburg United head coach Ernst Middendorp – Photo: Facebook – PSL latest news

Ernst Middendorp responds to Swallows coaching rumours: ‘It’s not me’

Ernst Middendorp has finally responded to rumours linking him with the Swallows coaching job following the sacking of Dylan Kerr.

Former Maritzburg United head coach Ernst Middendorp

Former Maritzburg United head coach Ernst Middendorp – Photo: Facebook – PSL latest news

Ernst Middendorp has finally responded to rumours linking him with the Swallows coaching job following the sacking of Dylan Kerr.

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The Birds axed Kerr last week following a series of poor results that left the club in 14th place in the DStv Premiership standings.

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Fadlu Davids, who was also one of the leading candidates for the vacancy, has joined Lokomotiv Moscow as an assistant coach, meaning it leaves Middendorp as the favourite.

However, the German coach has revealed that he has secured himself a role in the FIFA project in Switzerland and dismissed all Swallows job speculations.

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MIDDENDORP ON SWALLOWS JOB

“I will not join Swallows,” Middendorp told Soccer Laduma.

“With the beginning of October 2022, I will be involved in a project at FIFA. During a workshop in Zurich, I will be introduced to more details about my specific tasks in the future.”

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Former Maritzburg United head coach Ernst Middendorp – Photo: Facebook – PSL latest news

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In other news, Swallows CEO Sipho Xulu has revealed who will be leading the team on an interim basis while they continue searching for Kerr’s replacement.

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“We haven’t yet decided who is going to be our next coach,” Xulu told KickOff.

“We haven’t spoken about it yet due to some delays that popped up over the weekend.

“No decision has been made yet, the management will make an announcement soon.

“For now, the arrangement is internal, which means the people who were working with Dylan Kerr will be in charge of the team’s training and planning until a new coach is appointed.

“Those people are Musa Nyatama, who has been acting as an assistant to Dylan Kerr, as a well Thela Thela, our goalkeeper coach.

“Those are the people who are training the team, assisted by our DStv Diski Challenge team coach.

“As soon as our position changes, we will make an announcement.”

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