Maritzburg United have announced the appointment of former Mamelodi Sundowns and Chippa United assistant coach Ziphozonke Dlangalala as their new head coach.
Dlangalala was recently in charge of South Africa’ U16 side that played in the UEFA U16 development tournament in Poland in March.
His last club job was with TS Galaxy and he has now penned a one-year deal with the Team of Choice, where he is tasked with leading the club back into the DStv Premiership.
“Maritzburg United Football Club are pleased to announce the appointment of Ziphozonke Dlangalala (Zipho) as their new head coach,” the club stated.
“Zipho as he is affectionately known was the former assistant coach at Mamelodi Sundowns, assistant coach at Chippa United and head coach at Pretoria University.
“The appointment of Zipho comes after a swift recruitment process with several candidates having been short listed for the position.
“The board of directors believe that Zipho is the perfect candidate with the right pedigree to take the team in its challenge to bounce back to the PSL (DStv Premiership).
“A one year contract has been finalised with a mandate to win promotion back to the PSL.”
The former Sundowns and Orlando Pirates youth coach has experience working in the NFD having coached teams like Royal Eagles and AmaTuks.
He also worked as an assistant at Chippa United and TS Galaxy, where he also had a brief spell as caretaker coach.
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