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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan. Malawian coach John Maduka\u2019s South African DStv Premiership club, Royal AM, has listed down factors that have contributed to the team\u2019s success in cup and league matches.<\/p>\n

Royal have earned the reputation of a high-flying team after storming into the semifinals of the Nedbank Cup following a 3-2 triumph over University of Pretoria on Sunday.<\/p>\n

They are also second to Mamelodi Sundowns on the log table, with a big chance of playing in the Caf Champions League. The team started the current season with two losses, prompting the club to issue an ultimatum for Maduka to start collecting points.<\/p>\n

The former Malawi National Football Team captain responded immediately, drawing 2-2 with Chippa United in February. He followed that up with more wins and draws that have taken the team to 43 points from 24 matches.<\/p>\n

This resulted in his being named the league\u2019s Coach-of-the-Month for February\/March. Royal Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sinky Mnisi told sowetanlive.co.za that he believes it has taken collective effort from management for the team to reach this far.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo us, as management, it is fulfilling to see a team that was started three days before the kick-off of the league be in the position it is in today. I think it\u2019s through hard work from management. It\u2019s a team effort from the president, management, players and backroom staff and everybody.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone must take credit for what is happening. It\u2019s not a one-man job. At Royal AM, we live like a family. It\u2019s one happy family. We treat people very special. Our players are very special to us,\u201d Mnisi said. He said the club values the importance of player welfare to a team\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the time, when players get what they want, they will always perform. I believe in the fact that there\u2019s something right we are doing, which is looking after our players and working as a team. We put our players first. When the season started, I made it public that we are going to be in the top eight. Now we have overachieved,\u201d Mnisi said.<\/p>\n

He said the club was excited to be competing for silverware with giants such as Sundowns. Royal started the season with 1-0 and 2-1 losses to Swallows and Cape Town City, respectively, after the club bought Bloemfontein Celtic\u2019s elite league status ahead of the campaign\u2019s kickoff.<\/p>\n

Towards the end of last year, South Africa\u2019s soccerladuma. co.za reported that the club had given Maduka one more match to win or be sacked. However, Maduka remained optimistic, maintaining that the team would turn the corner.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpening games are tricky. We did not play the game we wanted, but it is the first matches of the league and they are always tricky. But we know we will get better and come right.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to have the confidence, then we will be able to play. We have ball players but we could not make five passes [in a row]. In the first games, there is a bit of tension but we will come right,\u201d he told SuperSport.com.<\/p>\n

Maduka\u2019s assistants are South Africans Abraham Nteo, Ditheko Mototo and Simon Gopane. Local analyst Higger Mkandawire said coaches are key to success or failure of a team.<\/p>\n

\u201cA coach is the major factor in any team\u2019s performance. A club may have everything it needs but it cannot perform if the coach does not know what to do. We have seen teams failing to perform despite having everything they need,\u201d Mkandawire said. Maduka is the only Malawian coach in South Africa\u2019s elite league.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan. Malawian coach John Maduka\u2019s South African DStv Premiership club, Royal AM, has listed down factors that have contributed to the team\u2019s success in cup and league matches. Royal have earned the reputation of a high-flying team after storming into the semifinals of the Nedbank […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":20589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8,17],"tags":[233,371,389,234,4474],"class_list":["post-20590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-malawi","tag-john-maduka","tag-malawi","tag-royal-am"],"yoast_head":"\nTale of success - Malawi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan. 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