BREAKING: South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs Release Italian Gaffer

Giovanni Solinas has ceased to be South African Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs’ coach.

The Italian is let go having reached a mutual agreement with the board today to find his way out of the side.

The 50-year-old is released with twenty-four months left of his initial three-year deal.

The development follows the South African outfit’s two-legged defeat to Zimamoto in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round.

Based in Johannesburg, the FNB stadium club are perched on 11^th position in the standings on account they’ve managed just a single win in their last five straight outings.

Prior to that, they bit the dust to Golden Arrows 2-1 in the domestic league.

“Kaizer Chiefs and coach Giovanni Solinas have mutually agreed to an amicable termination of his contract with immediate effect. We wish him well,” the club said in a statement.

With the departure of Giovanni, the search for a new club begins for the Amakhosi.

Additional reporting by Festus Chuma.