Tanzanian club Singida Black Stars have dismissed former AFC Leopards tacticians Patrick Aussems and Denis Kitambi. Aussems was serving as the head coach, while Kitambi was his assistant.The two were sacked following the club’s winless run in their last three matches, where they failed to win—drawing two and losing one.##NAJAVA_MECA_8519533##In a public statement, the club announced their decision to part ways with the duo:“We would like to inform the stakeholders and fans of our team that the Board of Directors of Singida Black Stars has decided to part ways with coach Patrick Aussems and Denis Kitambi, effective today, 25th November 2024,” the statement read in part.The club cited the duo’s failure to deliver results despite support from management:“The decision comes as a result of unconvincing results in the last three consecutive matches despite all the efforts and support offered to the technical bench by the management,” the statement continued.The NBC Premier League club has named Technical Director Ramadhani Nsanzurwimo as interim head coach, with Muhibu Kanu appointed as his assistant, while they seek a permanent solution.FC Talanta’s Jackline Juma is under no pressure despite six-games winless run“The team will be under the Technical Director, Ramadhani Nsanzurwimo, as head coach, with Muhibu Kanu as his assistant,” the statement concluded.The decision to sack the two came hours after the team squandered a two-goal lead to draw with Tabora United in a match played earlier today.Kenyan international Elvis Rupia gave Singida the lead in the 15th minute, and Ivory Coast’s Tra Bi Tra doubled the lead in the 31st minute. However, Singida failed to hold on, allowing Tabora to stage a comeback with goals from DRC’s Makambo Heritier in the 3rd minute of first-half added time and Burkina Faso’s Songne Yacouba in the 48th minute.Singida are currently fourth in the league with 24 points, four points behind leaders Simba after 11 rounds of matches.Aussems left AFC Leopards in July 2023 after two years in charge, while Kitambi joined AFC Leopards in November 2016 as Stewart Hall’s assistant and left in April 2018 after serving as interim head coach.Victor Wanyama on why playing under Arsenal legend Thierry Henry ‘wasn’t easy’
