Trailblazing Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena says he laughs at people who say his stints in charge of Orlando Pirates and Chippa United were failures.
Mokwena has taken South African football by storm since his promotion from the previous co-coaching system to head coach of Downs, leading the Brazilians to their sixth successive DStv Premiership title with seven games to go.
Speaking after Downs' goalless draw against Cape Town City at Loftus Stadium on Tuesday in their first league match since being crowned 2022-23 champions on Saturday, Mokwena said he can defend his results at Pirates but opts not to.“The game of football is such a strange game. The same way I’ve never defended myself — and believe you me, I can defend myself — for the results at Pirates, ” he said.
But if I allowed you to drive a narrative in the bad moments, I should allow you to drive the narrative in the good moments.”Mokwena joined Pirates in 2017 as assistant to Milutin Sredojevic and when the Serb left became caretaker for 14 matches — winning four, losing five and drawing five. praise to his players and the people around them, including the kitchen staff at Chloorkop.
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