AFC Leopards are determined to keep coach Patrick Aussems even as his contract runs out at the end of this season.Club chairman Dan Shikanda said they cannot afford to let go of the 58 year old Belgian who is in his third year at the den.##NAJAVA_MECA_7190470##“It is true that his contract runs out at the end of this season and before then we intend to hold talks with him to renew. He has made a big difference since we signed him and we cannot let him,” he said.Shikanda credits the Belgian international for stabilizing Leopards, insisting without him the league would probably have been relegated.“There was a time we lost 17 players and we could not sign due to the world governing body FIFA transfer ban. Even with that, we still managed to be in the top ten.“If it was any other coach, we would have been relegated. Now that we have been allowed to sign players we believe, we can do even better with Aussems next season.”Football , the beautiful game , must be a show whose principles and values are enjoyment , respect , commitment , tolerance , solidarity and fair-play… pic.twitter.com/tBMuJbVoPd— Patrick Aussems (@PatrickAussems) April 17, 2023 Shikanda also waded into the war of words between Aussems and Tusker coach Robert Matano insisting that the latter was to blame for the provocation.“It is he (Matano) who started it all by going to our dressing room during our match against Posta Rangers and then that touchline incident,” argued Shikanda.AFC Leopards docked points, hit with massive fine following Homeboyz game debacleMatano has issued a notice to sue Aussems – who accused the Tusker tactician of being inexperienced and using black magic to win matches. Matano demands apology from Ingwe coach Patrick Aussems over defamatory statementAussems had not apologized by the time the deadline he was given to do so had lapsed, setting the stage for a court battle.
