By: Draxon Maloya
Lilongwe, Malawi. (News of The South)- Finally the Malawi Football Association (FAM) has fired the national football coach Ronny Van Geneugden following a string of poor results recorded by the senior national team in all competitions.
The soccer governing body`s executive committee had an extra ordinary meeting in the central region`s lakeshore district of Salima where the sub technical committee of the association led by its leader James Mwenda made the recommendation for the Belgian coach to be released.
In his remarks the FAM president Walter Nyamilandu Manda thanked the Belgian tactician for the two years he has been in charge of the Malawi national team also known as the Flames.
Malawi national football team
“Let me thank Roy Van Geneugden for the two year service he has rendered to the country’s national team”.
“We got recommendations from our sub technical committee to release the expatriate coach after failure to meet some of the requirements stipulated in the contract he signed, “ Nyamilandu said.
In a press statement the association released and signed by its General Secretary Alfred Gunda state that the Belgian tactician was employed with the sole purpose of qualifying for the finals of the continent`s greatest soccer festival, the African Cup of Nations (Afcon).
“The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is hereby informing the general public and the entire football fraternity that at its Executive committee meeting held in Salima on Saturday 6th April 2019, it deliberated on the employment contract of Ronny Van Geneugden as head of the Malawi National Team which expired on 31st March 2019.
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“The Executive Committee resolved to adopt the recommendation of the technical committee not to renew the contract of the national coach based on poor results of the senior National Team, “ reads the statement.
In the interim, the executive committee has since appointed the Under-23 coach Meke Mwase to take charge of the senior team, until the permanent replacement is made.
Mwase will be assisted by Silver Strikers coach Lovemore Fazili and Mighty Beforward Wanderers coach, Bob Mpinganjira while Swadick Sanudi and James Sangala have been maintained as goalkeeper trainer and team manager respectively.
The services of the assistant to the fired coach Peter Mponda were also not returned by the soccer governing body which is engaging government on the prospect of hiring a new coach.
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