Marumo Gallants Surprisingly Part Ways With Dan Malesela Despite Continued Success With Dan Dance as Manager

• Marumo Gallants have opted not to renew the contract of Dan Malesela ahead of the new DStv Premiership season
• Dan "Dance" Malesela guided Marumo Gallants to the Nedbank Cup final and to the CAF Confederation Cup
• Dan Malesela's contract with Marumo Gallants expires at the end of June and the club will not renew it

The DStv Premiership season has seen many coaches lose their jobs, but no one saw Dan Malesela’s release coming.

Marumo Gallants produced the biggest shock of the pre-season as they announced that they would not be renewing Dan ‘Dance’ Malesela’s contract.

Malesela’s contract expires at the end of June.

The club took to Twitter to announce the decision and thank Malesela for his services during his time at the club and to wish him well in the future.

Dan Dance, as he became known, got his nickname for his trademark touchline antics whenever his team scored a goal.

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He joined the club last year when they were in the relegation zone. He got them out of the drop zone and led them to the Nedbank Cup final, Times LIVE reported.

Under his leadership, Gallants also qualified for next season’s CAF Confederation Cup and finished in a respectable 10th place in the DStv Premiership.

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Maritzburg United though parted ways with German manager Ernst Middendorp via mutual consent, iDiskiTimes reported. The publication got confirmation from Middendorp himself.

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The South African then confirmed that the 41-year-old was fired by Golden Arrows, with the defeat against Mamelodi Sundowns serving as the last straw.

Peter Shahulile scored a hattrick as Sundowns beat Golden Arrows 6-0 in their DStv Premiership yesterday, The Citizen reported. Seema was only appointed as Golden Arrows coach last year after helping Chippa United avoid relegation.