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Mboneni “Roger” Sikhakhane Chippa United’s new coach

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The Chippa United Board of Directors has announced Mboneni “Roger” Sikhakhane as head coach for the 2015/16 season. Roger will resume his duties with immediate effect.

The matter regarding Ernst Middendorp has been concluded and Roger will hit the ground running when he joins the team at its pre-season camp in CapeTown on 28 July.

Roger, who has been involved with the club in recent times, has always enjoyed good working relations with the Chilli Boyz and is committed to ensuring the club’s success in the Premier Soccer League.

The Chairman of Chippa United has expressed his thanks to the club’s supporters for their support and patience in the past few months as the club has undergone various challenges.

This will be Sikhhakhane’s third time in the revolving position which has seen eleven changes since July 2012. Sikhakhane was coach for a four week period from 13 September 2012 to 28 October 2012 having taken over from Julius Dube who had been in the hot seat for only three weeks – not enough time to polish your boots – and then Roger was coach from 4 September 2014 to 5 January 2015, making way for Ernst Middendorp.

The coach with the most time in the hot seat – at twenty weeks – was Serbian, Vladislav Heric. Romours that his interpreter being unavailable and he didn’t understand that he was fired after four weeks are not true!

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Chippa United

Chippas Coaching hall of fame:

  1. Manqoba Mngqithi (9 July 2012 to 20 August 2012 – six weeks)
  2. Julius Dube (23 August 2012 to 12 September 2012 – three weeks)
  3. Roger Sikhakhane (13 September 2012 to 28 October 2012 – four weeks)
  4. Farouk Abrahams (28 October 2012 to 29 January 2013 – twelve weeks)
  5. Wilfred Mugeyi (29 January 2013 to 11 April 2013 – ten weeks)
  6. Mark Harrison (12 April 2013 to 7 October 2013 – twenty four weeks)
  7. Ian Palmer (8 October 2013 to 27 January 2014 – fourteen weeks)
  8. Vladislav Heric (29 January 2014 to 30 June 2014 – twenty weeks)
  9. Kosta Papic (1 July 2014 to 3 September 2014 – eight weeks)
  10. Roger Sikhakhane (4 September 2014 to 5 January 2015 – sixteen weeks)
  11. Ernst Middendorp (5 January 2015 to 30 March 2015 – eleven weeks)
  12. Roger Sikhakhane (25 June 2015 to ……)
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