Mapeza Harassed At TTM

Norman Mapeza has revealed he was barred from entering his room at a South African hotel as part of a shadowy plot to frustrate him during his short, but turbulent stay at Supa Diski newboys Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila.

The Zimbabwean coach says contrary to claims by the club suggesting he unceremoniously dumped them, their marriage effectively broke down over a range of issues, including those related to trust, where the two parties could not find common ground.

Mapeza said he found the conduct of club chief executive, Sello Chokoe, who was fired as coach of the same team in January, only to be hired back as the CEO in July, very questionable and incompatible with his vision.

It was Chokoe, according to Mapeza, who ordered that the former Warriors coach and his assistant Daniel Vheremu, should be barred from using his hotel room until they produced police clearances.

The incident, the coach said, provoked the chain of events that eventually led to the sensational breakdown of their relationship.

Already, according to Mapeza, cracks had emerged between the two parties as some of the things he had been guaranteed would be available by the chief executive, including the players, were nowhere to be seen.

“The point is that we had no team, we had just a handful of players from Bidvest Wits and, in discussion with the CEO, before I went to South Africa, he had assured me that the right players would be available,’’ said Mapeza.

“He told me players, who have the experience to help us compete in such a tough league, were already available but when we got there, it soon became clear that was not the case. The Herald