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BULAWAYO Chiefs coach Nilton Terroso is returning to Europe with his family following the expiry of his permit.
His assistants will oversee the remaining five matches.
Terroso’s work permit expired yesterday, a year after he arrived in the country, to take charge of ambitious Chiefs.
However, his contract with the club runs up to December 31, and he will continue to provide training programmes and plans for matches from his European base.
He leaves Chiefs in eighth place on the log with 42 points from 29 games, of which they won 11, drew nine and lost nine.
Terroso also leaves Chiefs in the semi-finals of the Chibuku Super Cup.
“I will advise on training content based on the principles of play that are identified as needed to be worked on.
“This all related to the previous game performance and strategy for the following game.
“I will be watching the match and training videos collected by the media department to assist in my ongoing analysis and assessment of the team,” said Terroso.
Chiefs’ spokesperson, Thulani Javas Sibanda, said there is nothing amiss with the arrangement.
“There’s nothing amiss with the arrangement as it’s purely what both parties agreed on.
“We saw the technical team following Terroso’s guidance and programmes, when he was away, and we trust that the same process will be followed.
“The coach has previously made a number of trips to Europe to attend his UEFA Pro-Licence classes and previous arrangements will be stuck to.
“He will continue to provide training programmes to the technical team.”
Terroso said he had organised visits to European clubs, which include Real Madrid and Liverpool, among others.
Last week, he revealed that his Pro-Licence class had an online session with Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta.
“On Wednesday last week, we had a two-hour presentation and discussion with Mikel Arteta about his pathway and transformation from being a player to a coach. “What he learnt moving from Manchester City to Arsenal, what he took from Pep Guardiola and what’s his philosophy.
“We will have another contact in November, and March next year, then the Pro-Licence course will be complete.
“Between now and graduation, we’ve various course works and study visits.
“I’ll be going to Real Madrid in December because David Ancelloti, Carlo Ancelloti’s son, is doing the course with me.
“I’ll also be going to Liverpool in December because a Portuguese friend of mine, Victor Matos, is one of the assistant coaches there.
“I’ll be visiting various other clubs in November, December and January,” Terroso said.
Online Reporter