Brandon Truter has returned from his special leave to once again take the reins at struggling Swallows FC.
Truter was placed on leave after a string of poor results and replaced temporarily by assistant Simo Dladla, who oversaw three matches – two against Cape Town City FC and one against Mamelodi Sundowns.
But with results not having improved, Truter has been recalled to try and turn things around. It came as somewhat of a surprise when Truter was placed on special leave seeing as he guided the Birds to a sixth-placed finish last season in their maiden campaign in the top-flight after gaining promotion.
“Late yesterday afternoon (Monday), the management of the Club held an emergency meeting with coach Brandon Truter. This followed his two-week (or three matches) leave. Swallows FC wants to reiterate that the leave was mutually agreed upon following unsatisfactory developments within the team,” read a club statement.
“It’s common knowledge that assistant Simo Dladla was mandated to carry the mandate of running the team. Coach Truter has now returned from leave and will be in charge of the team from now on. We would like to wish him and the team well.”
However, chairman David Mogashoa warned that if things don’t improve, the board could make ‘drastic changes’.
“The Board of the team is not happy with the current performance of the team and it can’t rule out drastic changes if the situation persists,” Mogashoa explained.
Take a look at teh full club statement below:
— SwallowsFC (@Moroka_Swallows) October 5, 2021
