The Kaizer Chiefs dressing room. Image: X/kaizerchiefs
Kaizer Chiefs in talks with Brazilian coach – report
A top Brazilian coach is apparently on the radar of Kaizer Chiefs, and talks are reportedly already under way to assess his availability.
The Kaizer Chiefs dressing room. Image: X/kaizerchiefs
Chiefs are on the hunt for a new coach after the club fired Molefi Ntseki in October, and the search is clearly expanding beyond South African borders.
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The latest reports suggest that Brazilian coach Alexandre Gallo, who is currently serving as a team co-ordinator with Brazilian Serie A club Santos in Sao Paulo, is now firmly in the crosshairs of Kaizer Chiefs.
It remains to be seen whether anything will come of this talk, especially considering a variety of different people have already been linked with the job, while there may not necessarily be a huge rush to replace caretaker coach Cavin Johnson until the right man is found.
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Johnson will play a big part in the next coaching decision at Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung has provided recent details into how the succession planning is going.
“He [Johnson] will be part of the journey [to appoint a new coach],” Motaung said as per Sowetan Live.
“Remember we brought him here with a vision of development, to stabilise the technical affairs and head the youth and scouting [departments]. But he is a qualified head coach so when this thing happened [of Ntseki being fired], we asked him to be interim coach.
“We have to have the same vision. Imagine we hire a Brazilian coach and he brings in his own philosophy which is not in line with our development. Coach Johnson knows our vision because it’s long-term.
“The future depends on the success of the first team and everything must follow through.”
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Tough start to the season
Chiefs currently lie 10th on the DStv Premiership table, having won just four games from 12.
