Chippa United have unveiled Gavin Hunt as their new coach for the 2021/22 Dstv Premiership season.

Hunt is one of the most successful local coaches ever having won the four league titles previously with Bidvest Wits (1) and SuperSport United (3). His last job was at Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs. He guided the Mighty Amakhosi to their first-ever CAF Champions League semi-final.

The 56-year-old was, though, not granted the opportunity to steer Chiefs through the remaining rounds. Because the Amakhosi sacked him for the team’s poor domestic league form despite only being in charge for just eight months at Naturena.

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Chiefs have since qualified for the CAF Champions League final. And they sneaked into the top eight on the last day of the season.

It will be a completely different challenge for Hunt at the Chilli Boys after regularly being in charge of teams that compete for league honours.

Although Chippa reached the final of the Nedbank Cup final last season, they were once again involved in a relegation dog-fight. Hunt replaces Lehlohonolo Seema. He who left the Gqeberha based side after he helped save the team’s top-flight status in the promotion playoffs last month. Seema has since joined Golden Arrows coach.

Hunt will certainly have his hands full in trying to keep notorious Chippa United owner Siviwe Mpengesi patient if the desired results are not immediately forthcoming as Mpengesi regularly fire coaches.

Last season Chippa went through Seema‚ Dan Malesela‚ Zwide’s Siyabulela Gwambi and Serbian Vladislav Heric. And only time will tell how long before Hunt also faces Mpengesi’s much-feared guillotine.

Hunt has been working as a SuperSport pundit during their Euro 2020 coverage since leaving Chiefs in May.