Tinkler gets the chop at Chippa
Masutha takes over temporarily
The revolving coaching door at Chippa United swung another revolution with former Black Leopards mentor Joel Masutha replacing axed Eric Tinkler.
Tinkler became another coaching victim at Chippa, with the club confirming he had left yesterday.
Club boss Siviwe Mpengesi said Tinkler had parted ways with the Chilli Boys, but claimed he had not been fired. “Eric Tinkler is no longer our coach. He was not fired ... it was just a mutual agreement,” said the chairman. However, when asked who came up with the idea, Mpengesi said he could not comment, saying they were in the process of restructuring the team so more changes could be expected.
Tinkler becomes Chippa’s second coach to be fired before the Christmas break after Dan Malesela’s axing earlier in the season.
Earlier yesterday, news of Tinkler’s axing did the rounds on social media but the club’s chief executive officer, Peter Koutroulis, said he had no knowledge of any dismissal. “I don’t know anything, please call someone else at the club, not me. I am at church now,” Koutroulis said.
The news of Tinker’s sacking comes after the team’s 1-0 loss to AmaZulu at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Chippa have not won a league fixture in six matches. The poor run has seen the team drop further towards the relegation zone.
Weekend results
Leopards 0, Wits 1; Pirates 0, Maritzburg 0; Arrows 2, Chiefs 1; Highlands 2, CPT City 0; Chippa 0, AmaZulu 1.