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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter
SOUTH Africa-based football legend Alexander Maseko believes under fire Warriors’ coach Zdvarko Logarusic should not be at the helm of the national team technical set-up.

Maseko believes that while the Croat has flopped dismally based on statistics since his arrival, Zifa is also to blame for the mess.

The Warriors have managed a single win in 12 matches under Loga and they finished the last two Cosafa Cup tournaments at the bottom of the table.

They were also bottom of the 16-team Chan finals held in Cameroon at the beginning of the year.

“I don’t think this Loga guy will survive. In fact, he ought not to last any day longer. He is in the departure lounge because results speak for themselves. What is it that he has achieved? The guy is taking us nowhere and time is now for a new broom,” said Maseko.

The Cool Ruler also questioned the criteria used to select national team players and accused some player intermediaries with close Zifa connections and Warriors’ technical staff of heavily influencing the selection process.

“Firstly, when you employ a coach, you do a DD (due diligence) to make sure that his credentials suit what you are looking for.

The results since he took over are not enticing, worse still in the Cosafa competition. Obviously, his head is on the chopping block,” Maseko said.

“I remember in February 2020 when I watched two national team training games preparing for the Cosafa Cup. To my surprise, half the squad did not make it to the competition. That also becomes a problem on how we do our team selection. People use the national team to market their players and this needs to stop. Zifa must be firm on this and make sure players are selected on merit and nothing less,” he said.

Loga recently revealed that clubless midfielder Ovidy Karuru was given game time at the Cosafa tournament with the sole purpose of helping him find a team.