FOLLOWING the resignation of Steve Komphela on Saturday night, Kaizer Chiefs have appointed Patrick Mabedi as interim coach for the remainder of the season.
The former Amakhosi captain will be assisted by his former teammate Arthur Zwane who is charge of Chiefs’ reserve team.
The duo will be in charge of three Amakhosi's remaining three games against Golden Arrows, Maritzburg United and Ajax Cape Town.
They will start their duties on Tuesday night when they visit Arrows at Princess Magogo Stadium at 7.30pm.
A statement was released by the club today which reads:
Following the resignation of head coach Steve Komphela, Kaizer Chiefs have decided that Patrick Mabedi will take charge of the first team for the remainder of the 2017/2018 season. The Malawian was the assistant to Komphela.
Mabedi played for Amakhosi from 1998 to 2006. The former defender captained the side to back-to-back Premiership titles in 2004 and 2005, while he was also part of the team that won glory on the African continent, winning the 2001 African Cup Winners’ Cup.
The 44-year-old returned to Chiefs at the beginning of this season from Cape Town All Stars, where he was the head coach.
Mabedi will be assisted on the bench by Arthur Zwane, who is in charge of Chiefs’ reserve team.
Zwane joined Amakhosi in 2000, playing for the first team until 2010.
In the meantime, the search is on to find a new coach for next season.
