Staff Reporter.
Golden Arrows have ‘amicably’ parted ways with head coach Lehlohonolo Seema, the club announced on Wednesday afternoon.
The club said Vusumuzi Vilakazi and Mabuthi Khenyeza will take charge of the club as caretaker coaches.
“Lamontville Golden Arrows and Lehlohonolo Seema have amicably parted ways with immediate effect. Vusumuzi Vilakazi and Mabuthi Khenyeza will serve as interim coaches until the end of the season,” Arrows announced in a statement.
Seema leaves Arrows ninth on the PSL standings after managing seven wins, 10 draws and seven defeats.
They are still with a chance of a top-eight finish and they exited the Nedbank Cup at the Round of 32 stage while they reached the semi-finals of the MTN8, where they were eliminated by Mamelodi Sundowns.
The former Orlando Pirates defender had joined Abafana Bes’thende in July 2021 from Chippa United.
He becomes the second PSL coach to part ways with a club in the last two days after Kaitano Tembo left SuperSport United on Tuesday.
He also becomes the eighth PSL coach not to finish this season after Owen da Gama, Benni McCarthy, Tembo, Thoka Matsimela, Sebastien Migne, Gavin Hunt and Brandon Truter.
These are the coaches who are most likely to depart next with only few matches to go:
Kgoloko Thobejane (Baroka FC)
Kurt Lentjies (Chippa United)
Ernst Middendorp (Maritzburg United)
McDonald Makhubedu (Sekhukhune United)
Dylan Kerr (Swallows FC)
Eight of the 16 top-flight clubs have made coaching changes already this season and it can be expected that there will be more casualties before May’s end of the DStv Premiership campaign.