Ambitious Chippa on PSL shopping spree with new coach and sporting director

CHIPPA United have announced the appointment of Sinethemba Badela as their new head coach.

- HERMAN GIBBS

The club expressed confidence in his abilities as he takes over from Thabo September, who parted ways with Chippa following an underwhelming 11th-place finish last season.

Badela, who hails from the Eastern Cape, steps into the leadership role as a promising emerging coaching talent in South African football.

He is a former Mamelodi Sundowns DStv Diski Challenge mentor, and has an eye for untapped talent.

“This appointment at Chippa United marks his first appointment as a head coach in the Premier Soccer League. It is a moment of pride not just for him, but for us as a club,” Chippa United’s statement read.

“We strive to be more than a club. We are a symbol of possibility, a beacon for talent, and a footballing home for the Pride of the Eastern Cape.”

Last season, he gained invaluable experience as an assistant coach to Rhulani Mokwena at Wydad AC in Morocco.

Badela’s appointment is a significant step in Chippa’s ambitions to move away from their mid-table mediocrity.