Kinnah Phiri fired at Free State Stars: Malawian replaced by German Middendorp

After days of speculation, rumours and reports, it’s finally official: South African PSL outfit Free State Stars has fired Malawian Kinnah Phiri as head coach following three losses in their first three league matches.

Kinnah: Sacked  for poor start to the season
Kinnah: Sacked for poor start to the season

Football has very much become a “what have you done for me lately” sport and no matter what Kinnah did in the past, it did not count to Free State Stars recent dip of form.

Stars’ first loss was at home against Mpumalanga Black Aces, going down 1-0 at Goble Park on August 8.

That was followed by a 4-0 drubbing by Kaizer Chiefs at FNB Stadium on August 22.

On Wednesday, they lost 2-1 to Ajax Cape Town at Athlone Stadium, which triggered manaement’s decision to sack Kinnah.

According to South Africa’s Kickoff news, the former Malawi national team coach has beenreplaced him with Ernst Middendorp, a German.

“Kinnah is fired and Middendorp is taking over,” Kickoff quoted an named source/

Middendorp, an ex-Kaizer Chiefs and Bloemfontein Celtic boss, was formerly on the books of Chippa United last season.

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45 replies on “Kinnah Phiri fired at Free State Stars: Malawian replaced by German Middendorp”

  1. a kinnah ndi olephera awa, zani kuno baasi muzangokhala sapota wamkulu kapena mudzapikisane pa umpando wa FAM President, zokochazi mmmmhh mwalephera ambwiye tisanamepo apaa

  2. Things r turning against Kinna coz of the way he treated his first wife in public. He needs to apologise so that things can go well again. Look he has lost those annointed ideas of how to make the team win. Jus some free advice use it or leave it!

  3. guyz penapake tizikondana.munthuyu amayimilanso malawi.akanawunjezela magemu angapo asanamuchonse.osayiwala kuti ndi myeyo anayipulumutsa timuyi mu ulendo wakunvela.tikukufunilani zabwino Akinah.

  4. Kinnah Phiri, I said it last season that Mokoena is a user and just 2 benefit frm u. Without u Free State Stars wil go down. He never wanted 2 buy the players u requested so he blames u. Never accept his offer 2 coach the club again. Cum home now malume.

  5. game plan yavuta a kina. bweranikoni a china pilirani kachiziri and madalitso phiri azakupangeni ma interviews

  6. Why all this hate for Kinna? Is he the first coach to be ever sucked? What is wrong with Malawians. Simumagona naye tulo?

  7. Ithink he is old his coaching could be irrelavnt to current generation.look gwadiola mourhino Benitez they r younger than them.there few old coaches and they r not better than young blood.kinnah it is time to quit, ur good time has expires after all you have enough cash to survive

  8. Don’t wory you have already made rands hw long you hv been coachn? Us we just talk too mch what do we hv? Even a goat so wait n asee kinah athr team will take you again, wachake ngwa chake.

  9. Without walter nyamilandu, kina would have been deleted in football books long time ago. Kuno ndiyetu Kananji wavuta! Moti soon we shall have Kananji as our national coach. Wamva iwe kina?

  10. Vindication this man is a spent force, kungo atumbuka matama for no good reason. Soon his norther friends at sports will give him a job as national technical advisor. Mxxxxx

  11. SA is a big dick that once it fucks and cums in your pussy then you become toilet tissue!I hate SA!!!

  12. Mr Kinnar, jst go home mukathandize team ya BB ilibe cowch. We r proud of, u coz ndinu dolo koludzitsa ma game! We know ur cowching tactics can help BB to fail to defend a league, aganyufe tikondwe. Man City woyeeeeeeeeeee!

  13. Too sad.. Bwelan pa den bas, muzamumvelele mmene Nyasaland watenthela… Musamangomva kuti Malawi anayipa.. Cme home n hav a fill

  14. Bad decision to fire Kinah and middendorp is completely a failed coach in psl. After all free State will remember Kinnah phiri very soon

  15. Hard luck man , it happened to Anceloti of madrid, MU old coach,….nexr will be Bentez, then Ridgers of LP, then Guadiora and Wenger so take heart God will give you next opportunity.

  16. osadanda ahinya,mzako walter decemberyu akakupeza kumpoto komweko muzikacheka matabwa muchikangawa.mwandikwana bwanji.

    1. Zitsiru za kwanu komweko zachilhomwe nzimene zimacheka matabwa mu Chikangawa komanso zimalembedwa utenanti ndi aTumbuka ngakhale nthawi zambiri malipiro ake imakhala nsima yokha basi. Zitsiruzo sizidandaula. Zikanyopola nsimayo zimaberekana koopsa.

  17. It’s been long overdue I reckon. The last time I checked, free state stars was the team better known for fighting relegation every season and they play shit soccer. The coach is useless let him go to Malawi and help steal government money ( cashgate)…kak!

  18. Pepani Phiri. Nthawi zina amakhala maplaya asakukufuna nde amaluzira dala. Phiri just come home and help Mponda with his FISD Wizard avoid relegation.

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