Linda Ximba
Scrolla.Africa has reliably learnt that SAFA is likely to settle for a cheaper option when hiring the new Bafana Bafana coach.
While previous reports indicate that the association made a surplus of R60 million in the last financial year it is believed to be swimming in a sea of debt.
A source, who is a SAFA NEC member, laughed off reports that they will appoint either experienced French coach Herve Renard or Hugo Henri Broos from Belgium to replace ousted Molefi Ntseki.
“There’s no way we will go for an expensive coach because we are not healthy financially,” said the source.
“We are busy with retrenchments and there are people who have vowed to take the association to court claiming undue processes and other things.”
He said there are employees on a hefty salary scale who are likely to leave with golden handshakes.
“Where are we going to get money to pay these expensive European coaches? The available option is to take a local coach rather than one from outside the borders,” said the NEC member.
Renard, who became the first coach to win two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with Zambia in 2012 and Ivory Coast in 2015, is currently the manager of Saudi Arabia.
Henri Broos is with a job after being caretaker manager and sports director at Oostende. He has previously coached the national team of Cameroon.
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