Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Willard Katsande has made a big admission regarding his coaching aspirations, confirming his ultimate goal is to return to the club in a technical capacity.
The 40-year-old spent 10 years as a player at Amakhosi, rising to become one of the club leaders. It was a career at Chiefs which included two PSL titles.
Katsande recently ventured into coaching, opting to learn the ropes by taking charge of lower-division sides in his home country, Zimbabwe. It has already been an eventful coaching journey for Katsande, who lasted just 54 days in his role as coach of Northern Region Division One outfit Rangers FC. He switched camp in April, moving to Grand Legacy FC in the same tier but plying their trade in the Eastern Region.
Katsande’s team is on course for promotion to the Zimbabwe PSL, currently second on the table, with five points fewer than Khama Billiat’s former team, Yadah FC, who lead the standings.
KATSANDE EYES KAIZER CHIEFS COACHING JOB, IN FUTURE
“So why not me also join the movement? I’m here to learn, to add a little bit of value, and to have my short-term goals and bigger goals. I wanted to start at home, where I feel I can try, make mistakes, and grow from there, because the coaches who coached me are still my friends. They mean a lot to me; I talk to them almost every single day. This is what’s happening in coaching.
“They will tell you, ‘do this, do that, don’t do this, don’t do that.’ I ask, ‘Was I a problem when I was a player?’ and the response is, ‘No.’ “If I was a problem, I was going to apologise because this job is tough. But so far, so good, I’m enjoying it, and I don’t want to lie.
“As I said, I have short-term goals, which are to do well in Zimbabwean football. Next year, God-willing, I’ll be in the [Zimbabwe] PSL.
“After a season or two, I need to be a national team coach. I know they are big goals. After that, I go to Africa, and I go back to Kaizer Chiefs to be the first Zimbabwean coach at Chiefs.”
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