TAFIC manager interfered in my job � Moyo
Koketso Kgoboge | Wednesday March 15, 2017 15:51
Moyo was dismissed last week despite taking TAFIC to the top of the log. “I am very apologetic to the TAFIC family on how things penned out and if it was in my powers I would have it differently,” he said.
“TAFIC deserves to be playing in the Premiership and I wish the team the best of luck.”
Moyo said he was fired because of a bad blood between himself and the team manager, Carlos Motaung who he said, kept interfering with his job.
“Events leading to my suspension have had nothing to do with football and TAFIC, but oppression and abuse of power by the team manager, Carlos Motaung,” he said.
“I have been fired for what is not my job. My job as a coach is to make sure the team prepares well and win games and for that my former chairperson, Thomas Maika openly gave me 98% (at the press conference) last week and the results also speak volumes.”
“I can safely say we did not have any problems with the team executive in general but with the team manager. He has tried to influence my decisions and I said no.
Technical decisions have to be from me and my philosophy because at the end of the day, it’s my head on the block if the team doesn’t play well.”
He said he became unpopular with Motaung as he stood firm on his principles and philosophy.
“He had made countless threats to me to an extent of serving me with warning letters because I would not allow him to influence my team selection. He would continue with his threats after the games blatantly saying that I was lucky to have won the game.”
Moyo said sometimes he would be summoned to meetings that questioned his selection despite the team’s good performances and was accused of favouritism.
“I have 25 players and I had made it exciting for all my players to be part of the best 11 and obviously none of them will be happy when they don’t make the first team, but all of my 25 players had game time and I don’t know who I was favouring.”
He said in January he was summoned to another meeting where the manager accused him of being too strict, harsh and interfering with the players’ lives and for that the players threatened to leave TAFIC in the transfer window.
“I am a disciplinarian of course and I banned alcohol in the team bus after the games and at the stadium. I encouraged positive and healthy lifestyles for my players in order that they maintain fitness levels and also become better people in the future and apparently that was seen as harsh.”
Moyo said among other things the manager released players without addressing the technical team and controlled the recruitment process.
But Motaung dismissed Moyo’s claims as untrue. He said he acted on an instruction from the chairman to work closely with the technical team so that he would be able to report back to the club’s executive committee.
“It is my duty to protect the technical team including the coach and the squad members and I should keep tabs everyday to ensure they work together well for the betterment of the club.
“I would not sabotage my coach, in fact I am the one who was against a decision to suspend Moyo. I have protected my coach on more than one occassion.
I have employed a technical team and I am very professional, I would not interfere,” he said.