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Matebele ‘agree terms’ with Namibian coach

Nicholas Woody Jacobs PIC: NEW ERA NEWSPAPER
Nicholas Woody Jacobs PIC: NEW ERA NEWSPAPER

Botswana Premier League (BPL) newcomers, Matebele FC are set to appoint Namibian coach, Nicholas Woody Jacobs, media reports say.

Jacobs has reportedly agreed a one-year contract with ‘Kuka Ntsu’ with an option of renewal for a further year. He takes over from Zimbabwean tactician, Elias Chinyemba who guided the team to their maiden elite promotion and has since been deployed to development structures.

Jacobs is set to officially take the reins on September 1 as Namibian publication, New Era Newspaper reports in a historic move. Jacobs will become the first Namibian to coach in Botswana as Matebele FC make their BPL debut. “It will come with an option to extend for a further one-year. The immediate plan is to survive the first season. We will aim for a top eight finish.

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