“I think it is good for Rulani to get back into football.”
Mokwena‚ who has been idle since he was replaced by Josef Zinnbauer at Orlando Pirates in December‚ took over as Chippa United coach this week after Norman Mapeza's resignation on Monday night and the new man now faces the daunting task of saving the Port Elizabeth side from relegation.“I think it is good for Rulani to get back into football‚” said Mosimane.
“It’s important because he is a young coach and carries the hopes of many other young coaches out there who have a wish and vision to be part of Absa Premiership at an early age."I am always happy when local coaches are put in there‚ even though I am good with Norman Mapeza."He has been in the Uefa Champions League for all these years but it’s good for Rulani and I am happy that he is back.
Mosimane said the fact that Mokwena has been out of competitive coaching for a few months will not work against him in Port Elizabeth."My advice to him is to focus on stabilising the team because I know that he’s got energy and imagination to show that he can do things."If they get about seven points they’ll be sorted.
"I don’t know if Chippa Mpengesi is happy to just survive relegation or he wants a top eight place‚ but I think Rulani will get the six to seven points that is needed to survive."Maybe he will get the seven points to be the coach next year and they can put his philosophy in place because what can you put in two days.
"It reminds me when I had ten games here at Sundowns when I first started and we didn’t even make top eight."I am just happy that he is back and I believe that Chippa is a good team.”“You can only say he walked before he could crawl after what happened‚" he said."There are coaches who go straight from the youth into the first team and do well. There is no perfect environment in football‚ where is the perfect environment.
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