By the time AmaZulu decided to tie down coach Romain Folz to a new three-year contract in the middle of last month, he boasted just three wins from the 13 games he'd overseen, with eight draws and two defeats.
For a team who pride themselves on having ambitions to finish in the top four, it was a weird decision to give Folz a lengthy new deal even when he had proven to be just a draw specialist. In an ideal world, AmaZulu would have waited until the end of the season to see if the coach deserves a new deal or not.
To date, Folz has won just four of the 18 games as Usuthu coach, losing five and drawing nine. The mentor nicknamed"Fohloza", which loosely translates to"smash", reached a new low when his Usuthu were smashed by minnows Dondol Stars in the Nedbank Cup last 16 tie at FNB Stadium. The penalty shootout defeat to Dondol, who campaign in the third-tier of SA football, proved that AmaZulu are deteriorating under Folz.
Seeing how they fired Fohloza's predecessor Brandon Truter after winning four of the 11 games at the club with four draws and three defeats early this season, it would be easy to predict that AmaZulu would have replaced the incumbent coach during the current Fifa break, had they not jumped the gun by offering him a new contract that expires in June 2026. Now, sacking him would be an expensive option.
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