Sibanda bounces back at Bulawayo Chiefs

STUNG by the 5-0 mauling by Chapungu in their first Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) tie at Mandava Stadium on Saturday, Bulawayo Chiefs have moved swiftly to re-engage coach Thulani Sibanda ostensibly as a fitness trainer.

Sibanda got Bulawayo Chiefs promoted into the PSL last year and is believed to have master-minded the giant-killing acts against FC Platinum, Ngezi Platinum Stars and Highlanders last year, when he was the club’s technical analyst and fitness trainer.

He, however, does not have the mandatory African Confederation of Football (Caf) A-Licence to coach in the PSL and Bulawayo Chiefs last year hired Garthly Chipuka, who quit in January this year and Sibanda followed suit last month, abandoning the team, a few weeks before the league started.

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