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Ernst Middendorp appears to have won the race to become Maritzburg United’s new manager and is ready for his fourth stint at the club.
The German resigned from his job as head coach of the Ethiopian giants Saint George SC this week and is believed to be back in South Africa.
Attempts to obtain comment from Middendorp were unsuccessful, but Maritzburg president Farouk Kadodia said the reports linking the German mentor to the club are mere rumors.
“Those reports linking Middendorp to us are just hearsay,” said Kadodia, who said he is looking to appoint a new coach for the weekend.
“We are looking to appoint the new coach for the weekend, but I cannot comment further on this matter because I do not want to direct [job] interviews in the media.
“I am currently interviewing people who are interested in the job, you just have to wait for the announcement every time it is made.”
The Team of Choice has been without a coach for the past few days since Eric Tinkler was fired earlier in the week. Former Bafana Bafana offensive midfielder Delron Buckley was installed as interim on the same day.
Buckley will be on the bench when Maritzburg faces SuperSport United in a DStv Premiership clash at Harry Gwala Stadium on Friday in a game they will be desperate to get something out of after failing to win a single point since the start of the season. season.
The Popular Team languishes at the end of the record after four successive defeats.
Middendorp was fired by the Chiefs in September after Mamelodi Sundowns led the leaders to the finish line on the final day of the season.
Coach Igesund, a four-time league title winner, is the other name on Kadodia’s radar and he told TimesLIVE that he is ready to return to management after more than a year in the wild. Owen Da Gama is also on the market, but he’s a stranger to work.
“I miss training a lot. I took a break of about 18 months to set up my academy and now I want to go back, ”said Igesund, who won the league title with Manning Rangers, Orlando Pirates, Santos and Mamelodi Sundowns.
“I still want to win championships and I still want to win cup competitions.
“You lose all that when you don’t participate at the highest level. You miss being on training ground every day and yelling instructions and getting ready for games, but it’s going to happen.
“I will be back very soon. There were a couple of teams that spoke to me, but they weren’t quite right for me.
“As soon as I get the right gear, I will definitely be back. I’m sure I’ll be back to training at PSL very soon now that my academy is up and running.
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