All the PSL coaches who either resigned or got the chop!

The 2022-23 PSL season hasn’t even reached the halfway mark but there are already EIGHT coaches who either resigned or were axed.

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At least 10 of the 16 PSL teams made coaching changes prior to the start of of the current campaign but only a few stuck with their preferred coaches.

The South African website takes a look at the eight coaches who are no longer with the teams and positions that they started the season with and in.

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THE EIGHT PSL COACHES WHO ‘LEFT’ THEIR JOBS

ROMAIN FOLZ – MARUMO GALLANTS

Folz was the first PSL coach to lose his job after citing interference from Marumo Gallants management who wanted him to do things their way.

The 32-year-old mentor had been in charge of six games, and was yet to register a win with Marumo Gallants prior to his resignation.

DAINE KLATE – CHIPPA UNITED

Klate took over from Kurt Lentjies at the start of the season in what was his first coaching job in the South African topflight.

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However, he was sacked after Chippa United’s narrow loss to Mamelodi Sundowns, and this despite his team’s impressive display on the night.

DAN MALESELA – ROYAL AM

Malesela had joined Royal AM as a co-coach after Khabo Zondo was initially appointed as head coach, and the pair shared the position with Abram Nteo.

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However, Malesela quit the job after a few games, claiming that the ‘co-coaching thing wasn’t working for me as I want to grow as a coach’.

DYLAN KERR – SWALLOWS FC

Kerr helped Swallows avoid relegation last season via the playoffs but the team’s slow start to the current term saw him lose his job.

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Swallows’ 4-0 loss to Golden Arrows left them in 16th place on the PSL log, and that was enough for the management to pull the trigger on him.

BRANDON TRUTER – AMAZULU

On 6 October, Truter became the fifth coach to lose his job following AmaZulu’s 1-0 loss to provincial rivals Richards Bay FC.

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Truter was initially thought to have been sacked but his camp insists that he resigned due to personal reasons that needed his attention.

MANQOBA MNGQITHI – MAMELODI SUNDOWNS

Demoted or sacked? Whichever one looks at it, but what’s important is that Mngqithi lost the powers he had at Sundowns after a series of unsatisfactory results and displays.

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His position was taken by Rhulani Mokwena while he is now merely an assistant coach in a decorated position ‘Senior Coach’ at Sundowns.

KAITANO TEMBO – SEKHUKHUNE UNITED

On Tuesday, 1 November, Sekhukhune United wielded the axe on Kaitano Tembo after a dismal run of just two wins in 12 league matches.

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Tembo had joined Babina Noko at the start of the season just months after being sacked by SuperSport United.

JOHN MADUKA – MARITZBURG UNITED

Maduka has now become the seventh PSL coach to lose his job since the start of the current season after being shown the exit door by Maritzburg United.

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Under Maduka’s tutelage, the Team of Choice find themselves placed 16th on the log with 11 points from 13 games from which they won just two.

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Now, which coach is likely to lose his job next? Let us know in the comment section below…

NB: This article was last updated on Thursday, 3 November 2022