Chiefs identify Komphela’s replacement

Kaizer Chiefs are targeting Serbian coach Nikola Kavazovic as coach Steve Komphela's replacement, according to media reports in Botswana.


Kavazovic has led Botswana’s Township Rollers into the group stages of the Caf Champions league for the first time in the club’s history.

Accoridng to the reports, Rollers are already preparing for life without Kavazovic and have started talking with former Orlando Pirates coach Kostadin Papic.

Papic is said to be in talks with the club having been earmarked for the coaching job before the club hired Kavazovic.

Kavazovic’s contract with Rollers expires in 2019, but is said to have had a fallout with some members of his technical team.

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