Staff Reporter.
Chippa United have announced that interim coach Kurt Lentjies was placed on special leave.
In a short statement issued on Friday, the club based in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, did not give reasons for Lentjies’ suspension and who would replace him.
This serves to advise that Chippa United Football Club is still in the process of deliberating the vacancy of the head coach position.
“Since the departure of coach Gavin Hunt, the club has not permanently filled the vacancy. During this period player Kurt Lentjies acted as the interim coach,” said the club owned by Siviwe “Chippa” Mpengesi.
While pondering the way forward on the head coaching position, holding interviews and allowing the process to take place in the most fair manner, the club has taken a decision to place Kurt Lentjies, who naturally has an interest in the matter, on special leave.
“The club will issue a statement upon its decision on the way forward.”
Cape Town-born Lentjies (37) joined Chippa as a player in 2017.
Lentjies took over the coaching reins on an interim basis in November last year after the club suspended former coach Gavin Hunt and sacked him a month later.
He took over the team when it was placed in position 14 in the DStv Premiership and was in charge of 20 games.