“Give Arthur Zwane a Chance”: Kaizer Chiefs’ Fans Want Zwane to Take Charge After Stuart Baxter’s Sacking

“Give Arthur Zwane a Chance”: Kaizer Chiefs’ Fans Want Zwane to Take Charge After Stuart Baxter’s Sacking

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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  • Kaizer Chiefs fans are already calling for Arthur Zwane to be handed the head coaching role at the Amakhosi
  • Arthur Zwane and Dillon Sheppard will serve as interim co-coaches until the end of the season after Stuart Baxter was axed
  • Amakhosi fans have been calling for Arthur Zwane to take over the running of the team even before Stuart Baxter was let go

Kaizer Chiefs fans have reason to celebrate today as the club finally parted ways with Stuart Baxter.

Amakhosi fans, though, are hoping to have another dream come true in the form of Arthur Zwane.

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Kaizer Chiefs' fans are calling on the club to name Arthur Zwane as Stuart Baxter's permanent successor. Image: @MorobeniPro
Source: Twitter

Fans have called for the club to let run Zwane take charge, even before Baxter was axed, Soccer Laduma noted.

Those calls have gotten more potent now that Baxter is gone. The South African reported that current assistant coaches Dillon Shepard and Arthur Zwane would take charge of the team until the end of the season.

Fans want Zwane’s appointment to be permanent and took to social media to declare that it was time to shine.

Here's what social media had to say:

@JustKb_elo:

"Give Arthur Zwane this gig man, don't overthink it @KaizerChiefs."

@kgothatsokgopa8:

"Stuart Baxter is gone finally @KaizerChiefs please give Arthur Zwane a chance this time...A season won't hurt so we can see what he can bring to the table."

@EphraimSbudda:

"Now this toxic twitter fanbase must be patient with Arthur Zwane. Understand he’s not a miracle worker. Vaccinate and attend games and support the club and the coach. Tweets are not support. Twitter is not real life. Shout out to all those genuine fans out there."

@RealTshemedi:

"Barcelona gave Pep a chance from the Development. Real Madrid gave Zidane a chance without a solid coaching history. Juventus gave Pirlo a chance. What will Kaizer Chiefs lose if they give Arthur Zwane a chance? The coaches who have been brought didn't deliver mos."

Stuart Baxter shockingly axed by Kaizer Chiefs, a string of poor results at the Amakhosi is to blame for the dismissal

Stuart Baxter’s reign at the Amakhosi is over. After a string of poor results and another disappointing season for the Sowetan team, Sports Brief reported that Kaizer Chiefs have decided to part ways with the Scotsman.

Soccer Laduma confirmed that Arthur Zwane and Dillion Sheppard would be in charge of the club until the end of the season. Baxter came under fire from fans after the defeat to SuperSport United, with many in the stadium asking him to leave.

Baxter hit back at fans, saying that he was the most successful coach that the club has had in the past 20 years, The South African reported. However, he admitted that if fans wanted him to leave, he would, only if that’s what management wanted.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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