Chiefs sweating on new coach’s permit
The club gets ready to face Mamelodi Sundowns in Premiership opener without Italian tactician
Kaizer Chiefs remain unsure if they will have Italian coach Giovanni Solinas on the bench for Saturday’s high-profile Premiership opener against Mamelodi Sundowns but maintain his absence from the dug-out has not been disruptive to their preseason plans. Solinas has yet to receive a permit that would allow him to officially start work as Chiefs coach‚ but the club is hopeful he will get the required documentation by the weekend. Outside of their Soweto derby clashes with Orlando Pirates‚ the meeting against the defending league champions is the biggest of the season for Chiefs‚ but their inability to sew up a new coach until weeks before the start of the new campaign has left them in an administrative pickle. "It is not about being confident [of having Solinas on the bench]‚ it is just a matter of allowing the process to take its course‚" Chiefs corporate communications manager Vina Maphosa said. "We are optimistic of course‚ but we understand that we have to allow the process to un...
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