New Swallows FC head coach Steve Komphela says former club Mamelodi Sundowns did not simply accept his exit, and questioned his reasons.
Komphela, promoted at Sundowns in a coaching reshuffle in October last year to “first team coach”, making him effectively the No.2 to new sole head coach Rulani Mokwena as Manqoba Mngqithi was demoted to “senior coach”, surprisingly left the Brazilians last week.along with his new Birds chair, David Mogashoa, Komphela detailed to the process of informing Downs’ management of his decision to take up a head coaching role at Swallows.
“Sundowns has given one so much respect, so much quality in approach and achievement that it would take a lunatic not to be grateful, not to follow the right processes in terms of the requesting to leave,” the former Kaizer Chiefs coach said.“If you were a man of good morals you would definitely say, ‘No but I owe explanation to this person because they’ve been extremely kind to you’.
“I did consult with the chair [Tlhopie Motsepe], obviously the president [Patrice Motsepe] would know about proceedings, up until the stage where you have to cut the throat. “Which is the most painful, because you fully understand as you cut the throat, when blood spills it does not only splatter on your shoes — there are a whole lot of bystanders, people who appreciate the brand who are likely to be affected. So you have to be careful when you do that — it has to be done with dignity and I think it was done in a very dignified manner.”“Not a fight, not understood either.
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