On Sunday, Kaizer Chiefs interim coach Cavin Johnson broke his silence on
his recent appointment. Johnson had gone from being a technical advisor at
NB La Masia to being sworn in as the club’s interim first team coach.
The 64-year-old Johannesburg native is vastly experienced having coached
some of the biggest clubs in Africa, including Al Ahly where he won the
CAF Champions League alongside coach Pitso Mosimane.
“Firstly, I would like to thank the Chairman, Dr. Kaizer Motaung, for
seeing enough in me to have the faith to put me in charge of Kaizer
Chiefs. I am sure he thought long and hard about his decision, because he
knew what he brought me here to do, which is to develop diamonds in the
academy. But when he felt, in his wisdom, that he needed me somewhere
else, I accepted his proposal. To be given the opportunity to coach
Amakhosi, one of the world’s great footballing institutions, is a great
honour for me,” Johnson said in a statement.
The Kaizer Chiefs interim coach also made a bold promise to the Chiefs
faithful ahead of his first big test at the helm of Amakhosi against
Lamontville Golden Arrows.
“[I will] devote every bit of experience and knowledge I have gained
throughout my career to get the team back to winning ways and playing
football the Kaizer Chiefs way, that delights the fans and draws more
people to the matches,” Johnson added.
