Lloyd Mutasa resigns Lloyd Mutasa
Lloyd Mutasa

Lloyd Mutasa

From Paul Mundandi in Zvishavane
LLOYD Mutasa has quit his post as FC Platinum head coach following a difficult stint with the Zvishavane side.
The FC Platinum gaffer tendered his resignation to club president George Mawere yesterday after failing to steer the boat to the expected heights.
The platinum miners moved swiftly yesterday and installed Patrick Mandizha to fill the vacancy in the interim. Club’s spokesperson Chido Chizondo confirmed Mutasa’s departure.

“FC Platinum regrets to announce the resignation of the head coach Lloyd Mutasa who today August 7, advised club president George Mawere of his intention to step down from the team following what he believed was its failure to live to its full potential.”

“Mr Mawere has since accepted the resignation and has appointed interim coach Patrick Mandizha who is currently assistant coach in the junior development programme. A substantive coach will be announced as soon as the executive identifies a suitable candidate to take over the position” said Chizondo.

Mutasa was appointed head coach at FC Platinum last season in June after Tennant Chilumba left the club to join Power Dynamos of Zambia. Mutasa started his career at as a player/coach at Sporting Lions before the stints at Kiglon, Eastern Lions and Dynamos. In 2012 Mutasa quit Swazi side Green Buffaloes and was expected to spearhead FC Platinum’s ambition to win the league championship.

“The club executive wishes Mutasa the best in his future endeavours and hopes he will continue to work with the club in its quest to fully unlock the potential in its junior players some of whom have been promoted to the senior team. Club president has appealed to FC Platinum fans and partners to continue supporting the team and remain calm as it goes through the transition period,” added Chizondo.

Our Harare Bureau can however reveal that Mutasa was forced to resign yesterday. He was given a target of eleven points from five games of which he failed and the statement from the club was just a cover up.

His technical team was also not spared as the fitness trainer Ndabezitha Ncube, goalkeepers coach Daniel “Kahembe” Khumalo and kit manager Emmanuel “Mayaya” Chapeza were also given the boot as the executive believe that new brooms sweep clean.

Mutasa however refused to be redeployed yesterday opting to move away from the institution of FC Platinum.

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