2012 AFCON winner Kennedy Mweene has joined South African DSTV Premiership side Mamelodi Sundowns technical bench.
Mweene has been appointed as the assistant goalkeeper coach for Masandawana.
Head coach Rhulani Mokwena confirmed that the Zambian international will double up as a player and a goalkeeper coach at the club.
Mweene, who has been with Sundowns for a decade, sat on the bench as a goalkeeper coach against Orlando Pirates in the absence of the suspended Wendell Robison.
And Mokwena revealed that Mweene has the ambition to become a goalkeeper coach, and that he has just applied for a goalkeeper coaching course.
“He’s doubling up into a role that we envisage for him, his long term. For sure, but of course, he’s going to be doing his coaching badges very soon. He’s just applied for that,” Mokoena told the Media.
“And it’s only that natural progression in life when you move particularly from playing and then you have the keen interest to be involved in coaching.
“And Kennedy has that. He’s been an incredible servant for this football club. He has been extremely incredible in South African football with an incredible experience.
“He has won Champions League, AFCON and so, there’s incredible benefits for the football club to inherit in a coaching capacity.
“Maybe fast-tracked a bit by the red card for coach Wendell for sure but the universe works in incredible ways.
“God works in incredible ways by giving people opportunities even when we deem ourselves not ready.
“But God says when I deem you ready and I choose you, you have to step up and respond to the calling and he did very well today.
“So, congratulations to him for winning his first match on the bench as a goalkeeper coach in the interim capacity. We want to thank him for his contribution today and thank him for assistance in the role that he played.”