Setshwane replaces Chambeshi at BDF XI
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Setshwane (right) has replaced Chambeshi (left) as BDF XI coach
Setshwane, who has been acting as Chambeshi’s assistant, will lead the team into pre-season training ahead of the new campaign. The team reported for duty last week minus several players who have been released by the club.
They have parted ways with midfielders Ofentse Mmipi and Phenyo Mongala as well as strikers Sadiki Takunda and Patrick Kaunda. Mmipi did well in his first season from Extension Gunners, but his career stalled last season where he spent more than half of the season on the sidelines due to injury. Mongala’s loan deal came to an end and the club decided not to renew it. The former Zebras winger found the going tough with the likes of Keeagile Kobe and Khumbulani Madziba doing well on the wings.
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