Mr Eric Muneri is the new general manager of Black Leopards Football Club. He took over from Mr Elijah Mulaudzi, who held the position for almost a decade. Mr Mulaudzi was relieved of the position last week.
According to the chairman of the club, Mr David Thidiela, the decision to replace Mulaudzi with Muneri had been influenced by the fact that they had wanted to strengthen the team in all departments.
Muneri is by no means a new name in South African football. He is one of the founder members of the defunct Dynamos Football Club. When Dynamos sold their National First Division franchise to Giyani-based businessman Mr Pat Malabela, Muneri migrated to the then Vodacom Promotional League side, Vhembe FC, where he held the position of chairman.
When Vhembe FC sold the club's franchise to a Sekhukhune-based business consortium, Muneri refused to vanish from football circles. He joined the Safa Vhembe Regional League, where he served as general secretary for the association for three terms before he kissed the association goodbye in June last year.
Muneri has thanked his current employer, Mr David Thidiela, for believing him. He said that he would use the experience he had gained over the past decades to ensure that Black Leopards restored its lost pride.