It took 13 games for Toronto to get their first win, a 1-0 triumph over Jwaneng Comets in December at the Galaxy Stadium. This happened under the tutelage of little known Ghanaian tactician Ernest Kofi. Though the coach stemmed the tide swamping Toronto, reports started emerging that the officials were not happy that the Ghanaian 'lied' to them about his qualifications. But to supporters, this did not matter as Kofi was performing where others had miserably failed. Supporters who had been keeping away from Notwane matches started returning to the stadiums and cheering their side.
But when everyone seemed to be happy with the performance, the club's committee took a strange decision on February 26. Kofi was fired and immediately replaced by former Gaborone United (GU) head coach Luke Masomere. The decision surprised the football community and was discussed extensively in the malls and media but the club's officials stuck to their decision. "The coach was on probation which ends on February 11 and when we met to decide his future, the management decided that we should not engage him on a permanent basis. The move might come as a surprise to many because he guided us to our first win last month (December) when we were struggling. But sometimes, winning alone does not guarantee one's future and it is quite unfortunate that we had to come to the decision of parting ways with him. We are in the last lap of the league where we need to ensure that everything is in place so that we do not relegate," said Notwane spokesperson, Andrew Mokgatlhane at the time.
