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Petros Kausiyo
ZIMBABWE’S Warriors are to set to have a new gaffer this weekend amid revelations that ZIFA have shortlisted four candidates for the job.
The Warriors are expected to bounce back into action in September when they begin their bid for a place at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
They are, however still without a substantive coach, a year after FIFA appointed a Normalisation Committee led by Lincoln Mutasa.
ZIFA technical director Jethro “Chemi’’ Hunidzarira revealed yesterday that the association was looking at giving the new coach a two-year deal in charge of the Warriors dressing room.
Hunidzarira said although they had narrowed the list to four, ZIFA had received 200 applications with 181 of them coming within the timelines they had set for CVs to be submitted.
“Warriors coach selection is to be finalised hopefully by tomorrow,’’ Hunidzarira said.
“We are engaging the four shortlisted guys, engaging the head coach is a top priority.
“All preparations hinge on that as we want him to select his own players.
“We need a pool of about 40 players from which the coach can choose from.
“It will be up to the coach how he chooses them,’’ said Hunidzirara.
He added:
“The issue of young players should not be looked at from an age point of view only but the capability of the player.
“The late engagement of the coach has a negative ripple effect on the preparations.
“Player selection, bookings of flights, hotels and training grounds will be done late and expensively too.
“What I would like to see being done better is the selection of coaches and players on merit only.
“This will help to banish the ugly and rearing head of brigades of players.’’
It has however, emerged that ZIFA have engaged CAF experts to lead in the interviewing of the shortlisted candidates.
Sources, however, hinted on a strong possibility of ZIFA handing the reigns to a German coach.
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