Pitso reveals why Herve Renard was never interested in Bafana job
According to Pitso, two-time African Cup of Nations winning coach Herve Renard said Bafana and Safa were willing to pay him peanuts.
Pitso Mosimane has revealed why french coach Herve Renard was never interested in the Bafana Bafana job.
Following the departure of Stuart Baxter in 2019, various names were thrown around as possible replacements and the Frenchman was the high on the list.
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Eventually, the former Zambia coach joined Saudi Arabia and South Africa brought in Ntseki.
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In 2021, Renard’s name came up again when Bafana were looking for a coach but the South African Football Association ended up getting Hugo Broos.
Mosimane, who coached Bafana between 2010 and 2012, said Renard was put off by Safa’s budget.
“I remember speaking to the coach of Saudi Arabia, Herve Renard, good guy, top guy, we text and talk; he said ‘coach why don’t you coach South Africa? I mean the country has got mines, diamonds and everything, so the sports budget should be able to pay you to coach the team’,” said Mosimane as per iDiski Times.
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“So I’m talking about the situation between federation and government, and the guy said ‘but no you must coach Bafana, I think you will do well for our country – he said coach, I don’t think they’re serious, my agent told me the money they want to pay is like club football in division two in France.
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“But your country is successful look at it, when you land at the airport, you have everything but you don’t have [budget for top coaches], they won’t pay me to coach South Africa.’”
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