Manqoba Mngqithi has revealed information about the player transfer decisions at Bafana Ba Style.
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS SPORTING DIRECTOR MADE MOST SIGNINGS
Delivering his first interview after he was released from the club this week, Mngqithi was asked whether he was in control of the signings made by Sundowns.
“I don’t want to come out on this platform and say I didn’t know anything [about player recruitments]. I’d be lying; I don’t want to lie,” Mngqithi said via FARPost.
“Yes, this initiative [of Flemming having a say on signing players] started before me. So when I got the opportunity, the only player that I personally requested from the club was Iqraam Rayners.
“That one is the player I personally requested, and I pushed. Fortunately, I got support from a lot of people in the club; that’s why it happened, and I appreciate that,” the former Sundowns coach concluded.
HOW MANQOBA MNGQITHI FOUND OUT HIS JOB WAS LOST
Speaking to Robert Marawa on Marawa Sports WorldWide, Mngqithi said he did not expect to lose his job.
“I would be lying if I said I knew [that I was leaving the club]; I just got a message from someone when I was going into a meeting yesterday [Tuesday] with the leadership of the club,” Mngqithi said on MSW.
“Somebody hinted that there was going to be an announcement. Yesterday, fortunately, we were off, and we had to attend the meeting with the leadership. And that’s when the whole story came out, but fortunately, someone sent me a message and asked if it was true, and then I started to know what this meeting would be about.
“I cannot fault anyone for that because probably when I got the job, someone, somewhere, was still the coach, and the negotiations were going on behind. That’s the name of the game, that’s being proactive in ensuring there is no gap in between. I cannot now talk ill about them. It’s normal in football,” the former Sundowns coach concluded.
HAVE SUNDOWNS MADE THE RIGHT DECISION?
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