BREAKING: Sundowns announce Mngqithi’s replacement
Mamelodi Sundowns have officially sacked Manqoba Mngqithi and replaced him with a Portuguese coach.
Mamelodi Sundowns have announced Miguel Cardoso as their new head coach to replace Manqoba Mngqithi.
Steve Komphela and Kennedy Mweene will continue to be in the Sundowns technical team while Romain Folz and Wendell Robinson have departed.
Cardoso comes with his three assistants, a and they are Fabio Fernandes, Pedro Azevedo and João Araújo.
Mngqithi was only appointed as the Sundowns head coach at the start of the current season.
And while Sundowns had a slow start to the campaign, they later hit form and shot to the summit of the log.
However, missing out on both MTN8 and Carling Knockout Cup trophies brought doubt on Mngqithi as Sundowns coach.
Furthermore, the fact that Sundowns are not doing well in the CAF Champions League also added fuel to the fire.
Sundowns drew their opening two games of their CAF Champions League group stage against Maniema Union and AS FAR.
SUNDOWNS APPOINT NEW COACH – FULL STATEMENT
“Mamelodi Sundowns today announced the appointment of Miguel De Azevedo Cardoso as the new Head Coach of the Club with immediate effect,” reads the club’s statement.
“The introduction of the new Coaching Technical Team was necessitated by the recent unsatisfactory results despite the commitment of the Sundowns Board to give Manqoba Mngqithi and his Technical Team an opportunity to lead the Club going into the future.
“Coach Miguel was the Head Coach of Espérance Sportive de Tunis and reached the finals of the 2023/24 CAF Champions League. He joins Sundowns with three of his assistants namely, Fabio Fernandes, Pedro Azevedo and João Araújo.
“Coach Miguel, has coached in Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, and Ukraine at some of the biggest Clubs such as Porto, Braga, Deportivo La Coruna, Celta Vigo, AEK Athens, Nantes and Shaktar Donetsk.
“Coaches Steve Komphela and Kennedy Mweene, will remain as part of the Club’s new Technical Team.
“Mamelodi Sundowns is thankful to Manqoba Mngqithi and Wendell Robinson for their loyal services to the club over the years and wishes them everything of the best in their new endevours. Manqoba Mngqithi and Wendell Robinson will forever remain part of the Mamelodi Sundowns Family. Mamelodi Sundowns is also thankful to Romain Folz who recently joined the club.
“The players will meet the recently appointed Coaches when they return to training on Wednesday.“
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