‘MAGIYANE’ WANTS SIHLANGU JOB

MBABANE – EFA President Adam ‘Bomber’Mthethwa may have spoken too early about local coaches’ lack of interest in taking the vacant senior national team Sihlangu Semnikati coaching job.

Mthethwa had recently been quoted as saying he was disappointed by the local coaches as the EFA received applications from outside immediately news of Serbian mentor, Kostadin Papic’s contract renewal not being renewed. He named only Young Buffaloes and National Under-20 squad coach Dominic Kunene as the only liSwati to have shown interest and applied.

With the EFA yet to officially advertise the post as Papic’s contract runs out this month end, even though he has already left the country, it transpires the interest might be there. It has been learnt that high-riding Moneni Pirates and COSAFA Under-17 Youth Championships semi-final finishing coach Gcina ‘Magiyane’ Dlamini is interested.
He recently led the country’s national under-17 squad to the semi-finals.
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His youthful Pirates are third on the MTN Premier League log standings on 24 points after 12 first round matches of 13, by far their best standing in a long time.
“Yes, I will wait for the advert,” he said.
Questioned if his club already knew he was interested in the job, he responded to the negative but said: ‘They are already talking about it being possible so I’d say they’re ready for anything’.

He was also teased about coach Dominic Kunene, who is so far the only known liSwati to have already officially indicated his interest with the Eswatini Football Association (EFA).
“It can be possible,” he briefly responded.

Meanwhile, the EFA said last week that while applications were already pouring in from outside the country, they would still issue an official advert in the media as they did when Papic was hired last December.

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