Blue Eagles have re-appointed Deklerk Msakakuona as head coach, months after suspending Audlow Makonyola.
\nMsakakuona\u2019s return follows a meeting the club had on January 10 2018 at Malawi Police National Headquarters to review the team\u2019s performance in 2017 season.
\nFollowing the changes, caretaker Coach Christopher Sibale has been demoted to the position of assistant Coach whereas Wilson Chidati is Team Manager, replacing Ken Mponda who has been fired.
\nChimwemwe Chitedze has been maintained as Goalkeepers\u2019 Trainer. This means Makonyola will not return to the club after he was suspended for allegedly failing to enforce discipline in the team.
\nHowever, the club cleared him of all the charges last week but insisted that his return to Eagles was not automatic.
\nEagles Chairperson, Alaxander Ngwala, on Saturday confirmed the appointment of the Malawi under-17 national football team mentor (Msakakuona).
\n\u201cHe is back to his home. He is one of the best coaches in the country, and we are confident that he will inspire the team to win more trophies. Our target is to win the TNM Super League next season,\u201d said Ngwala about the man who is also the senior national football team assistant coach.
\nMsakakuona asked for more time before commenting on the matter.
\nChidati, who worked as Msakakuona\u2019s assistant previously, welcomed the changes.
\n\u201cI have not been communicated [to] officially but I am ready to work in any position,\u201d Chidati said.
\nFootball Association of Malawi General Secretary, Alfred Gunda, said he was yet to be briefed on the issue, but said Msakakuona has a running contract as the Flames assistant Coach.
\nIn the just-ended season, Eagles finished on position five with 45 points from 30 games, 24 points behind champions, Be Forward Wanderers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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