Truter on leave - Birds

JOHANNESBURG - Swallows FC have confirmed coach Brandon Truter has gone on leave, but the club has assured he has not been fired and will ‘definitely’ be coming back. The latest development comes a day after some reports suggested the coach will be placed on ‘special leave’. “He is on leave, but he’s not fired,” Swallows chairman David Mogashoa told Sowetan Live while declining to clarify if the leave was personal or club-induced.