{"id":21710,"date":"2022-11-17T10:48:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T10:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/naughty-boys-beg-coach-to-return"},"modified":"2022-11-17T11:10:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T11:10:47","slug":"naughty-boys-beg-coach-to-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/naughty-boys-beg-coach-to-return","title":{"rendered":"Naughty Boys beg coach to return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Vodacom Premier League side Naughty Boys are desperately trying to persuade their head coach Tiisetso Letsosa to return to the club after his sudden resignation two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking this week, Letsosa refused to elaborate on why he resigned saying that speaking publicly about his reasons could jeopardise his discussions with the club.<\/p>\n<p>Naughty Boys have lost their last three games, two since Letsosa left, and they have fallen right back into trouble after winning two games on the bounce before their current slide.<\/p>\n<p>Next up Naughty Boys have a tough match against Linare on Sunday where a defeat could drag them deeper into the relegation dogfight. As things stand, the premiership new boys are three points above the relegation zone with six points from nine games.<\/p>\n<p>Letsosa will not be on the side-lines against Linare but Naughty Boys management are apparently hoping he does a U-turn and comes back soon. Letsosa, however, said he will only be able to speak freely after concluding talks with club management and reaching an agreement on his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI resigned from my job and handed in my resignation letter to the general manager last month after training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t say why because I\u2019m still in talks with the club and don\u2019t want to jeopardize those discussions,\u201d he said. Only now has management contacted me to discuss it,\u201d Letsosa added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure why they\u2019re only contacting me now; to be fair, they did try to meet but they are busy people; we met on Tuesday and will continue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is about the letter (of resignation), and when we reach an agreement, I will speak about it.<br \/>\nUnlike other top-flight teams, Naughty Boys were unable to strengthen their squad during the transfer window as is customary in Premier League football.<\/p>\n<p>Naughty Boys were only promoted after the season had started because of Kick4Life\u2019s withdrawal from the Vodacom Premier League. When they won the playoff promotion against Limkokwing University, the transfer window had already closed.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the Naughty Boys squad is one that is assembled to compete in the A Division and it is no surprise they have looked out of place at times this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Vodacom Premier League side Naughty Boys are desperately trying to persuade their head coach Tiisetso Letsosa to return to the club after his sudden resignation two weeks ago. 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