AmaZulu head coach Arthur Zwane opens up on the club’s progress since taking over at the start of the 2024/25 season and his plans for the upcoming season.
The 51-year-old admits his first season in charge of the club wasn’t easy but insists a solid foundation have now been laid for the 2025/26 season.
Zwane took charge at Usuthu last term alongside Vusumuzi Vilakazi, following Pablo Franco Martin’s exit, but was left in sole charge following Vilakazi’s surprise departure in February.
The former Kaizer Chiefs coach led AmaZulu to a respectable sixth-place finish and has since been rewarded with a contract extension.
Zwane explained on FARPost: “We had to make a foundation first that we would build the team on. That’s why the results were, at times, inconsistent because we had to fix some of the things first.
“So, I think the club’s management gave us an enough chance to work on that, even though it was difficult. But the players started slowly to get used to us because as coaches we don’t work the same way and we don’t do things the same way.
“And sometimes, it becomes even more darker before the light. So, we thank the president [Sandile Zungu] and everyone who’s the part of this club to be patient with us because it hasn’t been easy.”
Zwane added: “We want the players and the fans to believe that we can do a lot with this club. They say ‘Rome was not built in one day’. So we had to make a solid foundation first and avoid taking shortcuts because we were going to fall at some point.”