Highlanders\u2019 newly appointed coach Mandla Mpofu will not be on the bench when his side play TelOne at Barbourfields Stadium this weekend.<\/p>\n
The club explained Mpofu\u2019s absence is due to his brother\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
Assistant coach Bekithemba Ndlovu will take charge of the Sunday\u2019s encounter.<\/p>\n
\u201cHighlanders will be without T.M Mandla Mpofu for the Sunday match against Manica Diamonds,\u201d the club said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cMpofu lost his brother who is set to be laid to rest on Sunday. Bosso 90 coach Melusi \u2018Mabaleka\u2019 Sibanda will provide Bekithemba Ndlovu and Tembo Chuma with technical assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mpofu took over from Madinda Ndlovu at the start of the month and has managed draws in his first two games in charge \u2013 against Ngezi Platinum and FC Platinum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Highlanders\u2019 newly appointed coach Mandla Mpofu will not be on the bench when his side play TelOne at Barbourfields Stadium this weekend. The club explained Mpofu\u2019s absence is due to his brother\u2019s death. Assistant coach Bekithemba Ndlovu will take charge of the Sunday\u2019s encounter. \u201cHighlanders will be without T.M Mandla Mpofu for the Sunday match […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":11403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,16],"tags":[514,522,566,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-11400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-sport","9":"tag-football-club","10":"tag-highlanders","11":"tag-mpofu","12":"tag-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n