By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Lamontville Golden Arrows Football Club have confirmed the shock departure of co-head coach Vusumuzi Vilakazi.
Vilakazi and Mabhuti Khenyeza have been in charge of the KwaZulu-Natal side since the 2021/22 season as co-head coaches and have enjoyed an impressive start to the 2023/24 season.
The duo has led Arrows to second place in the PSL standings where they trail defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns by five points.
Vilakazi ended a 20-year stay at the club having started as a player in the early 2000s. He took a career break as a player in 2010 to take up the Communications Manager role.
He then came out of retirement in 2014, continuing where he left as a striker at Abafana Bes’thende before he hung his boots again.
Vilakazi announced his shock departure from Arrows on his social media platform. However, the post was later deleted.
Arrows has picked three wins so far against SuperSport United, Polokwane City and their provincial rivals Richards Bay FC. They have suffered just one loss where they were terribly hammered 4-0 by the defending champions Sundowns.