Highly-qualified coach Rodgers Yasin\u2019s future at Nyasa Big Bullets hangs in the balance as the People\u2019s Team is yet to decide whether to stick to him or not.
\nIt has since emerged that Yasin was coaching Bullets under a gentleman\u2019s agreement as he did not sign any contract.
\nYasin\u2019s appointment, soon after the TNM Super League second-round, was widely seen as a mere rubber-stamp meant to evade possible fines from Football Association of Malawi.
\nThe association set Caf B-Licence as a minimum qualification for Super League head coaches, but the then Bullets\u2019 caretaker coach Elia Kananji did not meet the requirement.
\nYasin has a Caf A-Licence whereas assistant Coach Kananji, who is believed to have been steering the ship, has a Caf C-Licence.
\nSources claim that Bullets\u2019 hierarchy is not convinced by the performance of the team and might hire another coach.
\n\u201cOf course, the team was able to get good results in some games. However, in most games, the performance was unsatisfactory as it was more or less like a kick-and-rush game. So, a decision is being made to get another coach who will promote a fast-passing game,\u201d the source said.
\nBullets Chairperson, Noel Lipipa, confirmed that the Executive Committee would meet to analyse the team\u2019s performance under Yasin.
\n\u201cSome quarters expressed concerns that we did not play our usual attacking football, and that we need to hire another coach.
\n\u201cIt would be harsh and unfair to make a decision before we make a thorough analysis. We need to sit down and see how best we can rekindle our past performances. After our meeting, we would decide on how to strengthen our technical panel,\u201d he said.
\nYasin said he felt he did his best to assist Bullets, who finished two points behind league champions and rivals, Be Forward Wanderers.
\n\u201cI came when the team was doing well. So, to some, my impact cannot be appreciated. But I believe we did well because in the second-round, we won 12 games and drew three matches,\u201d he said.
\nAsked on why he was operating without a formal agreement, Yasin said he could not turn down the offer as he had been part of Bullets\u2019 system.
\n\u201cI was the chairperson of Bullets\u2019 Technical Panel a year ago and, when the offer came, I took it as I was part of the system,\u201d he said.
\nThe development comes after reports indicate that Bullets would chop 12 players this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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