Kaizer Chiefs finally confirmed on Thursday evening that coach Stuart Baxter had mutually agreed to the early termination of his contract with assistant coaches Arthur Zwane and Dillon Sheppard to take charge for the remainder of the season.
News broke earlier in the day that the English coach had left Naturena after a poor spell of form.
Despite the news well and truly out, it took Amakhosi the whole day to finally confirm the news with a statement on their website.
“After a series of meetings, Kaizer Chiefs and coach Stuart Baxter have come to a mutual agreement of an early termination of his contract with immediate effect,” the statement read.
“In his second spell with Kaizer Chiefs, Baxter led the team in 23 matches, excluding three league matches in December 2021 [when Baxter was one of 50 Covid-19 cases at the club].
“He managed to win nine matches, draw six and lost eight of the games. The team managed to score 25 goals and conceded 23 in that time.
Club Statement on Stuart Baxter
After a series of meetings, Kaizer Chiefs and coach Stuart Baxter have come to a mutual agreement of an early termination of his contract with immediate effect.
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— Kaizer Chiefs (@KaizerChiefs) April 21, 2022
“Assistant coaches Arthur Zwane and Dillon Sheppard will take charge of the senior team for the remainder of the season, starting with the next match against Stellenbosch FC on Saturday 23 April 2022.
“We wish him well in the future,” said the club.
Zwane and Sheppard will lead fourth-placed Chiefs when they meet Stellenbosch FC in their DStv Premiership match at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Saturday (5pm).
