‘Ernst loves an adventure’: Middendorp joins Saint George in Ethiopia

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On the back of a season for Chiefs where Amakhosi were painfully pipped to the post on the final day by Mamelodi Sundowns having led the Premiership for almost the entire campaign, Middendorp has not waited long for a job. marc_strydom

“Ernst loves an adventure, and he’s not somebody who can sit at home and not work. So he decided he’d take this job on and go straight back into it.

“They’ve got him there for his experience and being able to reshape a club from top to bottom, and that’s what Ernst is good at.Saint George led the 16-team Ethiopian Premier League with 12 matches played before the 2019-20 season was annulled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Mitchell said Middendorp had a few options available for his next move after Chiefs opted to not continue with the coach, and hire former Bidvest Wits boss Gavin Hunt.“He was approached on this opportunity – they approached him. They were very serious and they sold him the project, and he decided to give it a go.”

Chiefs, having led the 2019-20 Absa Premiership virtually from start to end, and having a 13-point gap over Sundowns in December, capitulated on the final day when they drew 1-1 against Baroka FC. Downs snuck in for the title with a 3-0 win against Black Leopards in the Covid-19-affected season that ended in a bio-bubble in early September.

 

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