Kavazovic Returns To Botswana As Gaborone United Head Coach

Botswana Premier League side Gaborone United Sporting Club have announced Nikola Kavazovic as their new head coach till the end of the season.

The Serbian gaffer has been roped in following the hospitalization of Madinda Ndlovu who collapsed in training a fortnight ago.

Gaborone United announced their new head coach on their social media platforms, saying;

“We have taken into consideration the health of Madinda hence the appointment of Nikola. The boss (Nicholas Zakhem) has engaged Madinda before this appointment,” said General Manager, Thapelo Mothusi.

The 44-year-old coach will return to the top-flight of Botswana football having held the coaching job at Township Rollers, a team that he led to the group stage of the CAF Champions League in 2017 season.

“We know what he can do for the club,” Thapelo added.

Kavazović is the former Tajikistan national football team head coach (2012 – 2013), and also the former head coach of Tajikistan champions Istiqlol Dushanbe.

As head coach of Dushanbe, Kavazović, who has UEFA A and UEFA Pro coaching licenses, won the AFC Presidents Cup in 2012 2012.

In July 2012, he was the youngest national team head coach in the world, at age of 36.

The tactician enjoyed success with Township Rollers where he worked from July 2017 before throwing in the towel earlier this month.

In that duration, Rollers won the Botswana Premier League title for the 15^th time and also clinched the Mascom Top 8 Cup.