Tinkler praises Kaitano Tembo

PRETORIA. — SuperSport United coach Eric Tinkler has described his assistant‚ Kaitano Tembo of Zimbabwe‚ as one of the brightest young coaches in the South African Premier Soccer League.

Tinkler‚ who joined United from last season’s surprise package Cape Town City last month‚ has retained Tembo as his assistant and Andre Arendse as his goalkeepers coach.

The duo were part of the SuperSport technical team under Stuart Baxter‚ who has become coach of the South African national team — Bafana Bafana.

“I think he has a great future ahead of him as a coach‚ he has a good head on his shoulders‚ he understands the game very well and he did extremely well with the team against TP Mazembe and Horoya AC when Stuart Baxter was not here‚” Tinkler said of Tembo.

The Zimbabwean ex-SuperSport defender had deputised for Baxter in the CAF Confederation Cup last month while the head coach was juggling completing his club commitments with starting for Bafana.

“I definitely see a bright future for him in the game and I am looking forward to working with him as well.”

Before he moved to South Africa, Tembo played for Dynamos under Sunday Chidzambwa who, on Sunday, led the Warriors to victory in the COSAFA Castle Cup.

SuperSport have been active in the Confederation Cup where they have qualified for the quarter-finals and will meet Zesco United of Zambia in September. — TimesLive.