{"id":944,"date":"2025-08-04T16:10:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swazidailynews.com\/?p=944"},"modified":"2025-08-04T16:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:10:39","slug":"ex-sa-amazulu-coach-at-highlanders-am-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/944\/sports\/soccer\/ex-sa-amazulu-coach-at-highlanders-am-fc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-SA Amazulu coach at Highlanders AM FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Sibusiso Masilela<\/p>\n<p>Mbabane Highlanders AM FC have reportedly strengthened their technical bench with South African coach Ronnie Moroka.<\/p>\n<p>The former Amazulu and Royal AM assistant coach is set to become the right-hand man to the new head coach, Ernest Mavuso.<\/p>\n<p>Moroka has already joined the team&#8217;s ongoing preseason camp in Pietermaritzburg.<\/p>\n<p>Another new addition to the technical bench is legendary goalkeeper coach Sipho \u2018Shilton\u2019 Dube.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a title=\"Ernest rejoins Highlanders\" href=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/archives\/816\">Ernest rejoins Highlanders<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dube is expected to join the team before the end of the week to reunite with two legends, Sifiso \u2018Barnes\u2019 Mkhulisi and Phumuza Ntshangase.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to the matter revealed that there are technical changes in the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are two new technical benches at Highlanders AM, and they will all join the team before the end of the week,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>Highlanders AM President Shauwn Mkhize said the club would make its announcements on August 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/eswatinifinancialtimes.africa\/highlanders-e600-000-fans-violence-bill\/\">Highlanders E600 000 fans violence bill<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will unpack the latest developments in the team, including new players and coaches, during the team\u2019s gathering that will take place on August 23, 2025,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Mkhize is being assisted by a two-member board comprising of his son, Andile Mpisane, and local businessman Fortune Nxumalo.<\/p>\n<p>The flamboyant KwaZulu-Natal businesswoman further announced former Royal AM Boss Richard Makhoba as the club\u2019s General Manager.<\/p>\n<p>The team recently featured in a friendly match against newly promoted Motsepe Foundation Midlands Wanderers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The former Amazulu and Royal AM assistant coach is set to become the right-hand man to the new head coach, Ernest Mavuso.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,37,43],"tags":[51,53,54],"class_list":["post-944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-art-design","category-soccer","category-sports","tag-mbabane-highlanders","tag-soccer","tag-sports","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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