Nasreddine Nabi will touch down in South Africa for the first time since taking over as Kaizer Chiefs head coach with huge anticipation into what he has done so far in pre-season.
Nabi took over at Chiefs following what was their worst season and will have to rectify all the wrongs that been contributed to Amakhosi's dire straits.
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The Tunisian-Belgian is the fifth consecutive change that Chiefs have made at the start of a new season and, while all before him failed to deliver, there is a sense of optimism this time.
Nabi is the man that the Soweto giants had their eyes on this time last year but failed to reach an agreement with due to differences over the composition of his technical team after he left Young Africans.
This time, the 58-year-old coach has had his way and has the technical staff of his choice behind him, which limits elements of discomfort and lack of trust in the day-to-day work.
The club has thrown out the 'deadwood' and refreshed the squad with the signing of Bongani Sam, Fiacre Ntwari and Rushwin Dortley.
Sam was already with his new teammates in Turkey when he got injured along with Edmilson Dove, while Ntwari and Dortley will link up with the rest of the squad upon their return.
The rest of the personnel that Nabi has been working with has been what he found at the club but will hope they all do better than they have already done wearing the Gold and Black colours.
Chiefs fans have suffered an unfamiliar nine-year spell without silverware and so will be hopeful that their fortunes get to improve instead of what they saw last season under Cavin Johnson.
A bottom half finish with only 36 points and a minus five goal difference means Amakhosi will not play in the MTN8 this season, restricting them to three competitions.
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The Toyota Cup match against Young Africans on Sunday will provide hints of what to expect under Nabi next season.
How far Chiefs are from being ripe and ready will be proven in the pre-season challenge match against the Tanzanians.