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Official: Lechesa Joins Marumo Gallants

  • September 19, 2024
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Official: Lechesa Joins Marumo Gallants

Duncan Lechesa has joined Marumo Gallants as an assistant coach, as Sportswire revealed on Wednesday.  

Lechesa resigned as Venda Football Club (VFC) coach resigned from the club with immediate effect, having joined VFC in November 2023 by taking over from Joel Masutha. 

Under Lechesa’s guidance, VFC occupied 15th place in the Motsepe Foundation Championship standings after a winless start.  

Lechesa is joining as the assistant to Dan Malesela at Marumo Gallants, who lost 2-1 in the opening game of the Betway Premiership this past weekend.  

Lechesa has a wealth of coaching experience, having previously coached professional teams such as Polokwane City, Free State Stars, Bloemfontein Celtic, Royal Eagles, Mthatha Bucks and FC Cape Town. He played a crucial role in promoting Polokwane City to the Betway Premiership as a co-coach with Phuthi Mohafe at the end of the 2022/23 season.  

Lechesa is set to be on the bench for Gallants’ match against Golden Arrows at Mpumalanga Stadium on Saturday (15:00).  

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