Former Marumo Gallants FC coach Dan Malesela has been appointed by Royal AM club owner Shawn Mkhize as co-coach alongside Khabo Zondo.
The news was confirmed via social media on Friday.
Malesela’s appointment follows the appointment of Zondo as co-coach. Mkhize said they will be adopting a similar co-coach structure to Mamelodi Sundowns, which will see three coaches working alongside each other.
Mkhize confirmed they had also signed midfielder Philani Cele, forward Lesvin Stoffels and midfielder Shane Roberts.
“I’ve changed the structure where we’re not having one coach, we’re having co-coaches,” MKhize said during the announcement.
“Their former assistant from GladAfrica is co-coach.
“We’ll be having three co-coaches. I’ve changed the structure where we’re not having one coach, we’re having Co-coaches. Their former assistant from GladAfrica is co-coach.
“Rome was never built in one day, these three coaches going to bring different dimensions of football. They’ll agree to disagree to get results. When I interviewed all my coaches that came through, I was very clear. I do not change the style of play.
“We’ve got speed, we’ve got endurance. When you go forward you close your eyes. I want to create an identity, which means I don’t want to change our style,” MKhize added.