AmaZulu fire fourth coach in four years since the Zungus bought the iconic Durban club

AmaZulu fired their fourth coach in four years since the Zungu Investments Company, owned by businessman Sandile Zungu, bought the iconic Durban club from Patrick Sokhela in October of 2020. 

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The Zungus - with Sandile serving as president of the club, and the controversial Manzini the director - promised to restore the pride of the oldest professional club in the country, and take Usuthu to new heights having become perennial relegation survivors under the Sokhela. 

Manzini, however, was removed from his post earlier this year when his company, Pacina Retail, was embroiled in a controversial R2.4-billion tender to run the feeding scheme of schoolchildren in KwaZulu-Natal, but failed to supply the food which resulted in thousands of learners going hungry for weeks in April.  

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Three months after that scandal, Sandile announced in July that he would be more hands on in the running of Usuthu - with the reigns having fallen to Sinenjabulo, who serves as the chief executive.

In the press conference that announced that decision, Sandile Zungu backed the club's coach Pablo Franco Martin. 

"We believe we have the right man for the job, and I think he has plenty of time," Zungu said at the time.

"In his first season, he could've got 50 points and that would have been a huge turnaround in his first season."

AmaZulu amassed just 36 points in that campaign, finishing 11th and just six points ahead of Richards Bay who retained their status via the play-offs after ending the season in 15th place. 

"He now understands how the PSL (Premier Soccer League) works, the nuances that he would've been told about, he has experienced