Rahman Gumbo, arguably one of the most successful coaches of Zimbabwe, is said to have turned down a seduction effort of the footballing gods of that country to apply for the Warriors job. The effort to try to get him to apply by the Coaching Directorship of that country was not officially communicated to him, and he did not bother.
Rush, as he is affectionately known to fans all over Southern Africa, holds several coaching certificates, among which were conducted by yours truly, The Coach, back in 1999 and 2000. His playing career for Bosso was highlighted by a great goal he scored against Goh Mahia of Kenya at BF. He was the cog of Reinhard Fabisch's dream team and scored one of the best goals at the National Sports Stadium when Bafana Bafana got a baptism of fire in 1994. Warriors won 4-1.
Gumbo coached a championship addicted Bosso team of the 1999-2001 era, winning countless trophies before being dumped together with the author of this article as a stinking used condom. He went on to successfully coach Caps United, the Zimbabwe Warriors, and eventually migrated to Malawi where he won every this and that at will.
Rahman almost landed a coaching contract with Bush Bucks of South Africa in 2002 but a few technical issues caused the deal to fall through. The deep voiced charismatic character has always been a good motivator and his high-profile playing career for both club and national teams eans him a lot of respect from players.
In Botswana, where he is a reigning champion after taking the be MOBILE League title with Township Rollers last season. Rahman seems to be enjoying a good spell in Botswana and his appetite for success would benefit his struggling former team, Highlanders FC.
ZIFA has since appointed little known Tom Saintfeit, a former Namibia national coach. Tom with will be assisted by Madinda Ndlovu and Norman Mapeza. The new technical team is expected to take over the team after this weekend encounter with Liberia.
Was Rahman Gumbo going to do a better job than Tom Saintfeit?
He lacked desciple.gud coach but his off the field antics never demonstrated gud leadership
ReplyDeleteRahman has won the league more than any other African coach known to date. He has won Championships in 3 different countries.
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