Former Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Croatian Krunoslav Jurcic at Pyramids FC.
The Egyptian club made history this past weekend when they became the latest team to add their name to the list of CAF Champions League winners when they beat Sundowns in Cairo.
According to reports, Jurcic now looks like he’s on his way out, and the next man in could be Mokwena, who was recently fired by Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca after an underwhelming season.
Mokwena’s name has also been mentioned as the possible new head coach of Orlando Pirates, who are looking to replace Jose Riveiro.
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A report in The Egyptian Telegraph suggests that club bosses at the newly crowned African champions have been impressed with what Mokwena has been able to achieve at just 38 years old, and are working behind the scenes to ensure that his next port of call is in Cairo.
Should Mokwena move to Egypt, it could leave his mentor Pitso Mosimane as the favourite for the Pirates job.
A report in Soccer Laduma earlier this week suggested the name of Marco Rose, formerly of Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig. However, due to the significant amount of money the club would need to lure the German to South Africa, it’s unlikely we will be seeing him in the PSL.
Mandla Ncikazi, Riveiro’s number two at Pirates, was put in charge of the team on an interim basis after the Spaniard’s departure. There have been calls for Ncikazi, who has intimate knowledge of the current squad, to be given the job on a full-time basis.
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