Young resigned as Malawi coach after Cosafa debacle, FAM forced him to stay on
Former Malawi national football team Young Chimodzi resigned after the team failed to meet one of the targets that Football Association of Malawi (FAM) had set aside.
Well placed sources said Chimodzi throw in the towel at the Cosafa in South Africa but it took FAM officials to convince him to stay on until the results of the Zimbabwe game.
“After the team failed to progress in the Cosafa Tournament in South Africa Young Chimodzi decided to resign. But it was observed that the decision was made out of emotions hence the decision to persuade him to stay on,” said the source close to FAM.
Malawi lost to Mozambique in a painful way when they let the Mambas to come from behind to beat the Flames on penalty shoot-outs after a two-all draw.
But the Flames recovered to beat South Africa in penalty shootouts and Zambia 1-0 in the Plate final.
The source attributed the Flames loss to Zimbabwe to among others tactical deficiencies and rigidity.
“It seems the coaches were not comfortable to take on board what the consultant Andy Dell recommended to the team in the course of their work.”
“If they were able to take on board ideas from the consultant some of the questionable fielding and substituting players would not have been done.
FAM decided recommended not to renew the contract of the Chimodzi and his assistant Jack Chamangwana.
They have since been sent on holiday pending the expiry of their contract on June 31.
Mpira pa mw. I beg to differ with your argument. 1. Being one of greatest players and having great footballing children does not equate to being a good coach. 2. Coaching a local club and a national team are completely two different things. In a club you can easily understudy your opponent and devise a game plan to overcome them easily. This is not so with a national team. So your argument is very fallacious. Young and Jack have miserably failed. You dont appeal to dubious history. Infact Kinnah was far much better.
KONGRATS!! YO GO! Wapanga team yabwino!
June 31 or June 30?
Its pitty we have thrown away the best coaches. Our Sepp Blatter and the entire executive are the ones to blame. Young and Jack are overall performers as far as Malawi football is concerned. Wakula ndi mwano from some few silly players omwe ndikukhulupilira kuti amakonderedwa ndi some big fishes ku FAM.
@12 playing football and coaching are two different things.Just look at how Malawi has been playing recently defensive wise as if they were not coached by two great defenders of their generation.But also our own sepp blatter must go he has done his part we need to try new fresh brains we will call him back as he is still Malawian.If he wants he should try coaching as well
I beg to differ with Young’s critiques based on the following reasons: 1. Three years later when Silver Strikers was just formed Young Chimodzi took over as a Coach player and the team used to grab trophies year in year out. 2. Looking at his performance at National Team level Young was one of the best players and I fail to equate him with any amongest the current crop of players. 3. Any local club which Young coaches does very well at least finish the season with a trophy or his team is always amongest the top 4 on log… Read more »
Zonsezi ndi FAM. Walter and Company need to go as well. Walter is managing FAM the Sepp Blatter way. Corruption and fraud I rampant at FAM.
Usova
Venomless coaches must pack up and go
Pali zambiri apa