Former TS Galaxy boss Dan Malesela completes move to Chippa United
Dan Malesela’s much talked move to Chippa United has officially been completed after Chippa announcing the deal on twitter.
According to SowetanLIVE the former Orlando Pirates captain Malesela – who was fired by DStv Premiership new boys TS Galaxy a week ago – was travelling to Port Elizabeth to take up his new job at Chippa on Sunday.
Chippa’s coach Lehlohonolo Seema who started this season was placed on suspension last Tuesday‚ having managed just win one out of eight games in the DStv Premiership this season so far.
The Eastern Cape club last week attempted to appoint controversial Belgian Luc Eymael as their new head coach but later changed their decision.
The Chilli Boys had to withdraw the appointment after strong objections from the SA Football Association (Safa) in connection with racist statements the ex-Polokwane City‚ Black Leopards and Free State Stars coach had made at a previous club in Tanzania.
Eymael was fired by Young Africans in July for referring to the clubs’ supporters as “monkeys and dogs who know nothing about football”.
Malesela’s latest move will be his fourth stint at the club of notoriously fickle chairman Siviwe “Chippa” Mpengesi.
Malesela was fired from his third stint as Chippa coach in August 2018‚ just three matches – two defeats and a draw – into the 2018-19 season.
He had returned to the club in the preseason. Previously Malesela had been put on a “special leave” by Chippa in April of the 2016-17 season‚ then reinstated for the last few matches. He was then fired by Mpengesi in September of the 2017-18 season and replaced by his assistant‚ Teboho Moloi.
Moloi was fired by Chippa in March 2018 and replaced by Vladislav Heric. Heric became the club’s technical director‚ but was fired in returning from his holidays in Serbia in June. Malesela had been reappointed coach of Chippa in late May.
Malesela was fired at Galaxy after a 3-2 defeat to Cape Town City two Saturdays ago saw them extend their winless run in the PSL to six matches.
In July 2019, Malesela was linked with a move to Kaizer Chiefs but the deal failed to materialized. That came after the South African International led TS Galaxy to historic Nedbank Cup glory.
Malesela though denied rumours that linked him to the Amakhosi but was somehow happy to be associated with Kaizer Chiefs.
“No, I haven’t been contacted (by Kaizer Chiefs), not at all.” “Yeah, I spoke to two (clubs), but it wasn’t really something that I was keen on. These things are sometimes complicated and I do not want to just rush like I did before.”
“I want to be selective in what I do. I wouldn’t want to join a club with limited resources. Sometimes you need empowerment, you know. You can have the ability to coach, but you also need help from the club. I am not undermining anybody, but I am telling the truth.”
“I am still with TS Galaxy, and I can only consider moving if something better comes. I won’t move if there is nothing better. Like you say, if Kaizer Chiefs was to come, then we would be talking a different story,” concluded the coach.
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