Silly season in the Absa Premiership is upon us as Black Leopards have become the third club in the last 48 hours to sack their coach just five matches into the league season.
The club confirmed via their Twitter page on Tuesday afternoon that they had decided to part ways with French coach Soccoia and his entire backroom staff.
The announcement came less than 24 hours after both Chippa United and AmaZulu announced the departures of Clinton Larsen and Cavin Johnson, respectively.
A mutual agreement has been reached to separate with the technical Team.
— Black Leopards FC (@lidodaduvha) September 17, 2019
With just five matches played in the Absa Premiership, the clubs have acted early hoping for a speedy turnaround in order to avoid the relegation battle.
Leopards currently sit 12th on the league table after one win‚ one draw and three defeats in their opening fixtures and are next in action against fellow strugglers Stellenbosch at the Athlone Stadium on Saturday.
4 – Lionel Soccoia’s Black Leopards side started the @OfficialPSL season with just 4 points from their opening five #AbsaPrem games. Only once before (3 pts in 2002) have Lidoda Duvha had a worse start. Au-revoir. pic.twitter.com/oodkCYTmfX
— OptaJabu (@OptaJabu) September 17, 2019
