ALSO LAST MONTH…
• Kaizer Chiefs re-appoint Stuart Baxter to the head coach role, a position he filled with great success from 2013-15 when he won two leagues titles, the MTN8 and Nedbank Cup.
• Kaizer Chiefs also appoint former Bafana Bafana national team coach Molefi Ntseki as their head of Head of Technical and Youth Development Academy in another backroom shake-up at the ailing club.
• Cape Town City re-appoint Eric Tinkler as their head coach after he led the side to third and the Telkom Knockout in his previous season in the Mother City in 2016-17. He replaced Dutchman Jan Olde Riekerink.
• Former Mamelodi Sundowns spokesperson Thulani Thuswa passes away after a car accident on June 6. He was a hugely popular figure within local football circles.
• Richards Bay appoint veteran coach Allan Freese ahead of the start of the PSL’s Promotion/ Relegation Play-Offs.
• AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy, who led the side to an historic second-place in the DStv
Premiership, is named PSL Coach of the Season, causing some controversy among local supporters who felt the award should have gone to the Mamelodi Sundowns co-coaching duo of Manqoba Mngqithi and Rhulani Mokwena. • Baroka FC confirm the capture of TS Sporting striker Decide Chauke ahead of the 2021-22 season.
• Cape Town City confirm a ‘groundbreaking’ partnership with Serbian giants FK Partizan that will see ‘elite’ talents move to Europe.
• Kaizer Chiefs take the unusual step of responding to a social media post that claimed the club was for sale. The vehemently deny there are any plans to sell and call it “fake news”. • Cape Town City extend the contract of midfielder Mpho Makola for another season, keeping him at the club until June 2022. • Mamelodi Sundowns have instituted a multi-million Rand lawsuit against the agency of former coach Pitso Mosimane as they seek to regain commission given to MT Sports prior to his shock exit for Egyptian giants Al Ahly last year. The agency is run by Mosimane’s wife, Moira.