Legendary South African coach Pitso Mosimane is salivating for an opportunity to coach AFCON-bound Bafana Bafana insisting, ‘There’s no better time than now’

Bafana Bafana assistant coach Helman Mkhalele has initially expressed his desire to take over as Bafana Bafana’s head coach once he acquires his CAF A license. 

“I would like to first thank LeFA, the Lesotho Football Association, for creating the opportunity for me to be part of these students [for CAF A] because it’s not an easy thing, especially for a foreign coach to come and be provided with an opportunity to gain knowledge,” he stated in his recent interview.

“Because while I’m here as a coach, it is important that, number one, you have the necessary skills and knowledge on how to develop players.

“For me as a coach, I’ve also been working at a national team at the senior level, so it is important that I have the right qualifications.

“So I’m here to get a qualification, which is not the main objective. The main objective is to acquire knowledge and skills that I can apply in developing football,” Mkhalele continued. 

“I have aspirations to be a head coach one day, but the challenge is that CAF have made rules that you can’t lead a team if you do not have a CAF A Licence diploma.

“So, for me to be able to fulfil my dream of leading a team one day, it is important to acquire this licence, even though the most important thing is to acquire the necessary knowledge and skill to have a positive and efficient contribution in the development of football,” the former attacker added.