Hunt enjoys a moment with a ball at Peter Mokaba. Image: @samuel_shivambu

Gavin Hunt shocked by Chiefs decision

Former Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has revealed a decision that surprised him before he joined Amakhosi in 2020.

by Siseko Gwegwe

20-10-2023 11:24

in Premier Soccer League

Hunt enjoys a moment with a ball at Peter Mokaba. Image: @samuel_shivambu

Kaizer Chiefs have been involved in so many big coaching decisions over the past eight years, one of those did not make sense to Gavin Hunt.

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HOW KAIZER CHIEFS SURPRISED GAVIN HUNT

While it was a moment that opened an opportunity for the 59-year-old coach to join the Glamour Boys, the four-time DStv Premiership champion was perplexed by Chiefs’ decision to sack Ernst Middendorp in September 2020.

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According to Hunt, releasing a coach that lost the league title in the last 15 minutes of the season did not make sense.

“When I went in there, they had just come second by 15 minutes,” Hunt said to Onside, as shared by @SirTshemedi via X.

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“So I was quite surprised that Ernst got the bullet…

“Chiefs phoned me after they had fired Ernst, which I thought was unbelievable… coming second like that. And I went in there…” Hunt added before explaining how the club went on to disappoint him greatly.