AfricaPress-Tanzania: A few hours after Yanga had parted ways with their Burundian head coach, Cedric Kaze, the gaffer broke his silence with heartfelt comments on the decision.
Kaze landed in Yanga in October last year, taking over from Zlatko Krmpotic who parted ways with the club before mid season.
After Yanga were forced to a 1-1 draw by Polisi Tanzania in a Premier League clash held in Arusha on Sunday, the former announced the removal of their entire technical bench.
Many soccer stakeholders sympathised with Yanga assistant coach, Nizar Khalfan, who served the club for less than a month.
Through his social network page, Kaze stated it was a great pleasure to work with Yanga within five months of joining them.
“I’m happy to have worked with you for five months, enjoying 18 league games, we have won 10, drawn seven, lost one, four Mapinduzi Cup competition matches and we emerged as champions in the event, I leave Yanga in first place in the league and I wish you all the best,” he wrote.
“I’m happy that in these five months we have spent together, we have had fun and we have had a hard time but you and many people were not patient,” he said.
He also stated apart from enjoying the Premier League’s driver’s seat, he and the rest of the outfit’s technical bench have gone through the joy of giving the outfit the first trophy which they missed for three years in a row.
He stopped short of issuing more comments on the move, stating: ”I have received the same information, but for now please let me rest and we will talk later.”
Yanga’s spokesman, Antonio Nugaz, called on the side’s members and fanatics to remain calm as the club’s leadership continues to set up a new technical bench.
“Yanga fans should not complain, your club is still leading the league, those talking about their side’s games in hand, shouldn’t celebrate much because they haven’t played those matches yet,” he noted.
A statement issued by the club on Sunday stated that the side has parted ways with head coach Cedric Kaze who signed a two-year contract on October 16, 2020, his assistant Khalfan, goalkeepers coach Vladimir Niyonkuru and the club’s security officer, Mussa Mahundi.
“Yanga thank them for their performance during their service to the club and we wish them all the best,” the statement said.
Kaze has since led the team in 18 matches across all domestic tournaments. They have won 10, notched draw in seven and lost one.
The outfit’s management urged members, fans to be calm as they make arrangements to get a new technical bench.
Since the start of the Premier League second round, Yanga have played away against Prisons and recorded 1-1 draw, they went on to settle for 1-1 draw with Mbeya City FC.
Kagera Sugar, later, held Yanga to 3-3 draw, the latter went on to edge Mtibwa Sugar 1- 0 and then lost 2-1 to Coastal Union.
