Former South African giants Kaizer Chiefs head coach Cavin Dennis Johnson is among the candidates who have been shortlisted for the vacant Gor Mahia coaching job. Gor Mahia are in search of a new head coach ahead of the new season after parting ways with former interim manager Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more news Zico was sent parking, together with the entire technical bench including the medical staff and security team after the club failed to win a single trophy in the 2024/25 season, and experienced various cases of security lapses and hooliganism.##NAJAVA_MECA_9023474##The club advertised for the vacant roles and is reconstituting the bench before pre-season begins. According to South African media outlet Kickoff.com, Johnson is one of the top two contenders for the K’Ogalo job, as he is currently in negotiations with the club over a possible move. Who is Cavin Johnson?Reasons behind AFC Leopards decision to reappoint Namai as CEOJohnson is a 66-year-old tactician born in Johannesburg, South Africa with over a decade coaching experience in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) – South Africa’s top tier.He is a UEFA Pro Licensed coach who prefers a 4-3-3 formation in the majority of the teams he has coached.Johnson began his top tier coaching career at Platinum Stars in 2012, where he coached for a year, finishing second in the league before switching to Supersport United where he equally stayed for a year before rejoining Platinum in 2015 for two years.Mulee’s take on Harambee Stars’ technical bench requirements for guaranteed successThe tactician then moved to Amazulu in 2017 where he spent two years, winning the Kwa Zulu Natal Premiers Cup in 2018 and the Msinduzi Cup in 2019 before he joined Black Leopards for a year until 2020.After leaving Leopards, the experienced tactician joined celebrated South African tactician Pitso Mosimane as his assistant at Egyptian Club Al Ahly where they won the CAF Champions League in 2021.Former AFC Leopards tactician lands top coaching job in UgandaIn September 2021 Johnson returned to South Africa and joined Kaizer Chiefs as head of academy coaching, a role he played until October 2023 when he was appointed as interim manager, to which he served until July 2024.Since he left the role in July 2024, the South African has been without a club for slightly over a year now.
