Crisis: Mamelodi Sundown Ladies Coach Suspended For Sexual Assault

Crisis: Mamelodi Sundown Ladies Coach Suspended For Sexual Assault

Sampson Adedeji

All seems not to be well in the camp of the South African women's team Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, as the club's coach, Jerry Tshabalala, faces a serious crisis and investigation, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

According to the information from the club, the coach was alleged to have assaulted some unnamed players sexually and he has been suspended.

The club has also hired a law firm to begin a thorough investigation into the issue.

Mamelodi Sundowns instructs top law firm to investigate allegations of improper conduct by the Coach of its Ladies Team.

The Board of Mamelodi Sundowns has been made aware of allegations of improper conduct that have been made by various women players against the Coach of its Ladies Team, Jerry Tshabalala.

Mamelodi Sundowns views these allegations in a very serious light and has appointed a top law firm, Bowmans, to investigate these allegations and to report to the Board as soon as possible.

Sundowns has, in the interim, put Coach Jerry Tshabalala on special leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

This is not done to pre-empt the outcome of the investigation but to ensure that the investigation can proceed expeditiously and protect the rights of all parties.

 If the investigation establishes facts that warrant action, the Board will immediately take such steps as are appropriate.

Mamelodi Sundowns will in due course make announcements on the findings of the investigation and the action to be taken, the statement read.