Dan Malesela, Head Coach, during Chippa United practice at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. (Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images)
Malesela was put on so-called “gardening leave” by the club’s management after a succession of poor results, and that has brought about a sense of uncertainty surrounding the mentor’s future, considering club chairman Siviwe Mpengesi’s track record of summarily dismissing coaches.
“I still have a contract running up to 2019, but obviously it does not guarantee anything because you can negotiate things and it depends on what happens, on whether the club wants me to stay or what,” Malesela told Phakaaathi at the weekend