{"id":25033,"date":"2022-06-24T21:39:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T21:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/maduka-unveiled-as-maritzburg-coach"},"modified":"2022-06-24T21:55:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T21:55:03","slug":"maduka-unveiled-as-maritzburg-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/maduka-unveiled-as-maritzburg-coach","title":{"rendered":"Maduka unveiled as Maritzburg coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Days after quitting Royal AM, Malawi legend John Maduka has been unveiled as a new coach for South African side Maritzburg United. The 51-year old tendered his resignation after guiding Royal AM to position three in the 2021\/22 DSTV Premiership season.<\/p>\n<p>And today, he has been officially unveiled as a new coach for Maritzburg United. \u201cWe had many applications and one of them was the gentleman in front of you. We had no hesitation and we believe he will fulfill all our ambitions in the club,\u201d said the team\u2019s Chairman Farook Kadodia during the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can now confirm that coach John Maduka is our new coach,\u201d he added. On his part, Maduka said he was looking forward to the tasks ahead, adding that the club belong to another level hence his decision to join them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt that with my ambition, I thought this was the place to be. I am looking forward to the tasks that lies ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to thank the chairman and the owner of the club. I can promise that they have given this job to the right person. This club belong to another level,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Maduka previously coached Celtic during the 2020\/21 season and led them to the final of that season\u2019s MTN 8 Cup. The club was then sold to Durban\u2019s business tycoon Mamkhize who changed the name to Royal AM.<\/p>\n<p>Maduka was in charge of the club till the end of the season and surprisingly, he handed in his resignation despite finishing the season on position three.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Days after quitting Royal AM, Malawi legend John Maduka has been unveiled as a new coach for South African side Maritzburg United. The 51-year old tendered his resignation after guiding Royal AM to position three in the 2021\/22 DSTV Premiership season. 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