Moroka Swallows general manager Elasto Kapowezha has broken his silence on the turmoil between the team and its former coach Steve Kompela.
News of the two ‘mutually agreeing to separate’ caused a bit of a storm earlier this week.
Speaking on Sports Night Amplified with Andile Ncube, Kapowezha said it is not a matter of trying to sweep matters under the carpet, however, they believe coach Steve could’ve handled the situation between the players and management better.
“As the captain of the ship [coach Steve], we feel he could’ve handled it better, try to speak to the players, in the manner that they would still go out there and play football games, but there was that disconnect, and we just feel that the situation could’ve been handled better,” said Kapowezha.
He said he listened to coach Steve talk about a house burning down but thought he didn’t continue with his truth.
“You even asked him why he didn’t go to the higher management and tell them that your manager is making your life difficult but there was no direct answer from the coach. He spoke on TV after the game on SuperSport and said that the players never trained for 10 days. We could’ve tried to resolve our issues internally and not go to the media about it,” said Kapowezha.
Kapowezha added that coach Steve supported the actions of the players instead of the club, saying that it was uncalled for because the financial state of the team was not kept secret.
Speaking on not informing Komphela of the training sessions that they had without the coach, Kapowezha said he was given direct instructions on who to invite for training and coach Steve was not on the list.
