Kaizer Chiefs' Marketing Director Jessica Motaung has explained why the club's hierarchy chose Nasreddine Nabi among their several shortlisted candidates for the role of head coach.
Chiefs announced on Sunday evening what many had already known, that 2022/23 CAF Confederation Cup runner-up Nabi would be the next man at the helm of Amakhosi for next term.
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Of course, the Tunisian-Belgian mentor has all the credentials to coach any big team on the continent. After all, Nabi has won back-to-back domestic trebles with Tanzanian champions Young Africans as recently as two seasons ago.
But what makes him the right fit for a Chiefs side that finished 10th on the DStv Premiership log table last season and yet to lift silverware in nine years?
Motaung has some light into what went on behind the scenes in the recruitment of Nabi.
"I believe we've done all the work to make sure that we have the right team, the right coach, to make sure that we take Chiefs to the next level," Motaung told journalists at the Toyota Cup launch on Monday.
"We are looking forward to his work and that of the team he has assembled, new and older players, who are going to be a part of this squad.
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"Why him? Well, I think we looked at a number of things; the right coach who has coached on the continent, who understands the Chiefs brand and where we want to go.
"A coach who has the hunger and passion for success and the Chiefs brand. I must say well done to the Sporting Director (Kaizer Motaung Jr) and the entire team for the extensive work they did in scouring the world.
"It was not just a continental decision, we looked at a number of coaches and the presentations that were made and made a thorough analysis in finding the right team of people to work with us."
Chiefs will play several friendly matches on European soil and will have their first chance at competitive action on 28 July when they take on Nabi's former side Young Africans in the Toyota Cup.