Sport Reporter.
Swallows Football Club have appointed former Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp as their new head coach.
“Coach Middendorp comes with a wealth of experience and we believe he will be the right person to guide the club in the right direction,” it said.
“We thank coach Musa and the technical team who steered the ship on an interim basis while the search was on for a head coach.”
Swallows have been without a coach since the sacking of Dylan Kerr in September. Former Birds, Mamelodi Sundowns and Bloemfontein Celtic midfielder Musa Nyatama has been in a caretaker coaching role.
It was not clear if the German would join Swallows with his own technical team or work with existing staff.
Swallows said they agreed on a deal for three seasons with Middendorp.
Swallows are third from bottom with 13 points from 12 matches, just two points above the relegation zone.
Middendorp’s first game will be against Premiership rookies Richards Bay FC — flying high in an impressive second place just before the halfway stage — in Durban on December 31