Zambian Super League side Zanaco FC have fired consultant coach Emmanuel Amunike and the entire technical bench following a string of poor results. Amunike’s assistant Emeka Amadi and Head Coach Kelvin Kaindu have also been dismissed after the team lost to Napsa Stars 1-0 on Sunday. “The Board of Directors and Management wish to thank the three coaches for the services rendered to the club and accordingly wish them all the best in their future endeavors,” a club statement reads partly. Zambia club Zanaco FC have sacked Nigerian Consultancy coach Emmanuel Amunike after going eight games without a win.Meanwhile, Amuneke says he’s interested in coaching the Super Eagles 🤔 pic.twitter.com/LD9w5vAtj4— Ibitoye Shittu (@IbiShittu) April 10, 2023 Appointed in September 2022, the former Nigeria’s Super Eagles player has had a rough ride and has now gone eight games without a win.Placed 13th in the 18-team league, Zanaco have only mastered 8 wins, 10 draws, and a similar number of draws in 28 fixtures. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7172028##Amunike was dismissed as Tanzania’s Taifa Stars coach after failing to pick a win at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The 52-year-old had qualified them to the continental showpiece for the first time in over three decades.Zanaco have since appointed veteran coach Wedson Witson Nyirenda on an interim basis to stabilize the team for the remainder of the season.”Mr. Wedson Witson Nyirenda is a seasoned Coach, who has coached the Zambia Senior Men’s National Team, top tier clubs in South Africa and Mozambique and several local Premier league clubs in Zambia, including Zanaco Football Club from 2009 to 2011,” a statement from the former champions reads in part, “He has won a number of trophies and league titles during his coaching career spanning over 25 years.” The statement concludes. Power Dynamos are top of the pile with 52 points – seven points clear of second placed Green Buffaloes FC.The Kitwe-based side have not won the Zambian league in 11 years, but look set to break the jinx and bag their seventh title.
