Zwane appointed as Kaizer Chiefs boss
Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder and interim boss Arthur Zwane
has been appointed as the permanent manager of Chiefs on a three-year deal.
The Soweto-born Zwane has held the role of caretaker manager at Naturena on a few occasions and most recently held the job after Stuart Baxter was fired in April.
As a player Zwane made over 250 appearances for Amakhosi before he retired in 2010 then took up the position of assistant coach at Chiefs then he took over the Chiefs Youth Academy Development programme in 2012, holding posts with the Under 13, Under 17 and Under 19 teams for four seasons before moving up to coach the Club’s Reserve Team.
Chairman of Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Motaung is excited that their plans of having the Chiefs man take over at the helm have fallen into place.
“We would like to take this opportunity and congratulate coach Arthur Zwane for this big appointment,” Motaung said in a statement.
“The plan we have been working on for many years of appointing Arthur as our Head Coach has come to fruition. After seeing his passion for the game and his willingness to learn, we have been looking to bring him through to lead the senior when the time is right, and we believe that time is now.
“We are also grateful that he has been patient and continued to work hard to advance his coaching skills and abilities by educating himself, which is key in the modern game.
“Arthur is the someone who grew up at Chiefs and has a full understanding of our culture.
“We did say last year when we appointed the Sporting Director and Head of Technical that we wanted them to work with people who understand our philosophy. This is important as the coach works closely with those two gentlemen on a daily basis.”
Dillon Sheppard has been appointed as Zwane’s assistant coach and comes with plenty of experience both from a playing and coaching perspective as he and Zwane held the assistant coach’s role at Chiefs for the past two seasons.
