{"id":12412,"date":"2022-08-22T19:24:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T19:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/lulu-unveiled-as-masitaoka-fc-in-coach"},"modified":"2022-08-22T20:22:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T20:22:40","slug":"lulu-unveiled-as-masitaoka-fc-in-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/lulu-unveiled-as-masitaoka-fc-in-coach","title":{"rendered":"Lulu unveiled as Masitaoka FC in coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Former Highlanders and Chicken Inn head coach Mandla \u2018Lulu\u2019 Mpofu was on Thursday unveiled by Botswana top flight league side Mositaoka Football Club.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Majatlhaga as Mositaoka are nicknamed in the Botswana Premier League confirmed Mpofu\u2019s arrival on their Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMasitaoka Football Club is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mandla Mpofu as the club\u2019s new Head Coach ahead of the new season with immediate effect,\u201d wrote the club in a statement issued Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZimbabwean-born mentor joins the club on a one-year contract, with an option to extend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to Mpofu\u2019s appointment, Up the Blues\u2019 (Mositaoka FC) executive chairman, Godfrey Ratlhaga, said: \u201cWe are delighted to welcome coach Mpofu to Majatlhaga to take up this important role in our Technical Team.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cHe has an impressive CV and his track record speaks for itself, he brings a massive football experience and ideas to the club as we implement changes that we believe are necessary for the future of this club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the club\u2019s media department for the first time after landing his new job, the former Bulawayo City coach said: \u201cI\u2019m happy to be here. I feel home already.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m also impressed with the way club\u2019s professionalism and vision of developing and giving young opportunities,\u201d said Mpofu while expressing his delight.<\/p>\n<p>Lulu has been unattached since the end of May following his sacking by Highlanders and being replaced by Baltermar Brito.<\/p>\n<p>He was fired together with his assistant coach Bekithemba Ndlovu due to a failure to grind positive results for the giants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Former Highlanders and Chicken Inn head coach Mandla \u2018Lulu\u2019 Mpofu was on Thursday unveiled by Botswana top flight league side Mositaoka Football Club. 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