AmaZulu FC coach Arthur Zwane has, once again, relived the unpleasant experience he came across during his stint as the head coach of Kaizer Chiefs’ senior team.
‘10111’, as Zwane is affectionately known, was in charge of Amakhosi in the 2022/23 season before he was demoted at the end of the campaign, with Molefi Ntseki taking over.
The following season, Zwane was given the senior academy coach position before he went on to join Usuthu, initially as a co-coach along with Vusumuzi Vilakazi. He then became the sole head coach when Vilakazi resigned at the start of the year.
Zwane described his journey in both playing and coaching as a “movie,” highlighting the numerous difficulties he’s faced and his ability to consistently overcome adversity and persevere.
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“You know, when I look at my coaching career and even when I was a player, it’s like a movie. I’m still watching the movie. Because, as a player, I’ve been through a lot, through the most,” said Zwane.
“I’ve experienced a lot of things that I think many other players, if they were in my shoes, they wouldn’t come back. So, and some of us, our journeys are always going to be difficult.
“And I take my journey, as a football player and my coaching career, the same, they are very similar. How I started at [Jomo] Cosmos, went overseas and came back. I found myself in the second division, fighting for my career, to revive it again, the national team and then Kaizer Chiefs. Then I had the longest career as a player that I must be proud of.”
Zwane believes the rough patch that he went through at Chiefs as a coach was preparing him for the next job he would get, which is, in this case, being the head coach at AmaZulu FC.
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“And then I see the same in my coaching career. The difficulties that I’ve endured, things that other people, I don’t think would survive like I’m trying right now from the situation that I’ve been dealing with my kids that couldn’t cope at school because of everything that was happening where I was,” Zwane continued.
“So, I see it as a blessing rather than being punished; I had to be in that situation in order for me to be where I am right now. And once more, I would like to thank the management of AmaZulu, the president [Sandile Zungu] in particular, for giving me a lifeline, giving me the opportunity to revive my career.
“And yeah, it’s all up to me now. It’s in my hands to take this to another level, not because I want to prove a point to other people. I’m not here to prove a point. I’m just doing my job. I chose to be a coach.”
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