Betway Premiership coach signs new contract extension to stay with his club

Gavin Hunt will remain in the Cape Winelands
Gavin Hunt will remain in the Cape WinelandsStellenbosch FC

Veteran coach Gavin Hunt has signed a new two-year contract with Stellenbosch FC after guiding them away from the Betway Premiership relegation zone this past season and into a ninth-place finish.

Hunt took charge of the side in December last year when long-time tactician Steve barker jumped ship to Simba SC in Tanzania, and oversaw the remainder of the 2025/26 campaign.

The 61-year-old, who has taken charge of more than 1000 top-flight matches in South African football, will now continue to lead the team forward after putting pen to paper on a new deal.

“I’m very excited about the project we’re building at Stellenbosch FC,” Hunt said. “This is a fantastic club with fantastic facilities and is very professionally run.

“The staff, whom I inherited on my arrival, have been very welcoming and supportive towards me, and we share a fresh and positive outlook for the future.

“You can never forget what has happened in the past, where the club was very successful under the previous coaching regime, and we want to get back up to that place where we can be competitive again.

“It’s not going to be easy, and it’s not going to happen overnight, but we have a chance to rebuild the team, and I’m happy to have been entrusted with that responsibility.”

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