Arrows fire Seema after Downs mauling
GOLDEN Arrows have “amicably” parted ways with head coach Lehlohonolo Seema, the club announced yesterday.
“Lamontville Golden Arrows and Lehlohonolo Seema have amicably parted ways with immediate effect. Vusumuzi Vilakazi and Mabuthi Khenyeza will serve as interim coaches until the end of the season,” the club said in an official statement.
On Tuesday afternoon, Seema’s Arrows was hammered 6-0 by runaway leaders Mamelodi Sundowns in a Premiership clash at the Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
That defeat hurt Abafana Bes’thende’s ambitions of finishing in the top-eight. Although they are ninth in the standings and trail eighthplaced SuperSport United by only one point.
Seema left the nation’s capital dispirited by the result, but not his team’s performance.
“The scoreline was disappointing, but I was happy with the efforts. This one is gone, and we are looking at the next one,” he said during the postmatch press conference.
Having taken over after the club after they finished fourth last season, Seema had done little to match the heroics of his predecessor, Mandla Ncikazi.
But he said he was not disappointed with his season, given that he’s running his own race.
“Fire me?” an agitated Seema asked when he was quizzed about his future following his team’s hammering.
“I was not here. The club was pushing for what, fourth? This season I am working on my journey also. Why would I be disappointed (with the season)? There are still six games to go.
“I am not the last team on the log. So please, let’s stay positive and encourage the small boys there.
“There are guys that are playing for the first time in the top-flight. The team that finished in the top four, how long have they been together?”