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42 Former South Africa head coach, Pitso Mosimane claimed he recently turned down the chance to manage the Super Eagles.
Mosimane revealed he was contacted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) but rejected the offer because of his emotional attachment to his country.
South Africa and Nigeria are paired in the same group for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
The former Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates gaffer said it would be unpatriotic for him to accept Nigeria’s offer.
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“The calls were coming from Nigeria, the talks were there. Jay-Jay Okocha was leading this thing, he was begging me. But you know South Africa and Nigeria were in the same group. It’s not too nice, its unpatriotic because I want to see my team in the World Cup,” Mosimane told SNAWA.
“But also, work is work. You can never deny a chance to coach Chukwueze, Osimhen, those players are unbelievable, those guys are top talents I the world.”
He also reflected on the recent outing between South Africa and the Super Eagles.
“In my opinion, Nigeria struggle with the system or shape of how to play. The problem is when you have too many good football players,” he added.
” Its nearly the same as Brazil, where you have too much talent and the coach doesn’t even know who to play and where to play. The coach is impatient when the game is not looking good, and you make changes when you have somebody else on the bench. There’s no patience.”
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