Mamelodi Sundowns have announced the restructuring of its technical team and the changes in the responsibilities and employment positions of its coaches: Manqoba Mngqithi, Rulani Mokwena and Steve Komphela.
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It appears that the hierarchy at the Chloorkop outfit have not taken kindly to the club's spate of recent results, the latest of which was the 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Orlando Pirates in the MTN8 semi-final second leg.
The run of poor results from Sundowns has seen a number of shock surprises take place within the club's technical team.
In a stamement released by the club on Monday, Sundowns announced that Rulani Mokwena will take over the responsibility of head coach at Downs, Steve Komphela will be promoted to first team coach and Manqoba Mngqithi will assume the role of senior coach, which is the position previously occupied by Steve Komphela.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper coach, Wendell Robinson will stay in his current position.
"These changes were necessitated by the poor performances and unconvincing victories that the club has experienced for quite some time. Mamelodi Sundowns has a clear objective of becoming one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and its recent average and lacklustre performances are contrary to this objective," the statement read in part.
These changes apply with immediate effect.
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Despite their slow start to the season, Sundowns remain in first place on the DStv Premiership standings, and still have the CAF Champions League, the Nedbank Cup and the Carling Black Label Cup to compete for this season.
