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BREAKING: Maritzburg United announce Fadlu Davids as their new head coach

27 June 2017 - 12:46 By Marc Strydom
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Maritzburg United coach Fadlu Davids during the Absa Premiership match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Maritzburg United at Lucas Moripe Stadium on May 17, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Maritzburg United coach Fadlu Davids during the Absa Premiership match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Maritzburg United at Lucas Moripe Stadium on May 17, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Image: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images

Maritzburg United have announced Fadlu Davids as their new head coach at a press conference currently underway in Pietermaritzburg.

Davids impressed greatly as Premier Soccer League team Maritzburg’s caretaker-coach in two stints in the past season.

He enjoyed a significantly higher win ratio than United’s other two coaches in the campaign – Ernst Middendorp and Roger de SA – and guided the KwaZulu-Natal team to only their second top eight place‚ in seventh.

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Their previous highest finish was eighth under current Kaizer Chiefs coach Steve Komphela in 2014-15.

Davids was a striker for Silver Stars and Maritzburg.

His goals as the First Division's top scorer in 2007-08 helped the Team of Choice gain promotion back to the PSL as NFD champions‚ having been relegated the previous season.

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