Kowa’s side entered the final day of the season games tied on 42 points with Chiefs but the Holy Boys sealed the championship with a 3-1 win over Taung Young Strikers. It is the team’s first ever elite league promotion and the coach’s initial agreement with the club has come to an end.
Speaking to Mmegi Sport, Kowa said he is keen to stay on and elevate the Holy Ghost project to the highest level of league football in the country. “Look for me, it’s a project that has to go on but for me, I am a coach. I think you understand what I mean when I say I am a coach. It simply means that I want to stay; this is a project that can be carried forward and of course with certain changes. You know club licensing compliance has to come into play now and a lot of things have to change,” he said. Kowa has seemingly enjoyed his time at the foot of the Mmopane hill as he credited the club’s management for the recent piece of history.
“There has been a lot of support I got from the management. Of course, we have had our fights. But you fight in order to achieve because at the end of the day, it is not the fights but the efficiency of the fights. In other words, you fight, agree, and disagree on certain things to be done but here we are. The supporters, these guys have been great!
“I thank the boys. It is them who did the job the way I asked them to do it. If it were not for them my job would have been difficult. I believe in the group of boys I have here. I have a group of boys who were willing to work hard. I have been very, very hard on them. They can tell you that but at end of the day when you are hard and you have an objective you want to achieve, then it is justifiable for me to be hard,” Kowa said.
Holy Ghost became one of the youngest clubs to attain Premier League status as they did so in just 13 years since its establishment in 2009. The team has in its books several former Premier League stars including ex-Notwane and Township Rollers goalkeeper, Botlhe Moralo and striker Ishmael Amponsah.
