Polokwane City coach Phuti Mohafe could be misjudged through his presence as a head coach on the bench of a Betway Premiership club.
Mohafe is no fashionable coach who feeds on the limelight but chooses to be careful with both his steps and choice of words.
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Based on the background of both his playing and coaching career, the Polokwane job has been his pinnacle to date, especially after guiding the Limpopo club to a Top Eight finish ahead of Kaizer Chiefs.
"It has been a frustrating and yet benefitting pre-season," notes Mohafe.
The 50-year-old – who played in the First Division for Witbank Spurs – will have completed his first pre-season as head coach by the time the new league campaign gets underway.
It will come after he negotiated his way to a better finish than both Steve Komphela's Golden Arrows and Cavin Johnson (Chiefs) last term.
Mohafe took over the dressing room after Lehlohonolo Seema dumped the club with a face of disgruntlement in November, just a month after Duncan Lechesa also headed for the exit.
After that Top Eight finish, what has the boss Johnny Mogaladi said?
"The expectations will always be there, but what we are looking is the need to improve from every aspect of the team.
"It might be in results or possession, but what we need is improvement.
"Opportunities will always arise and when they come, you should grasp them.
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"And you should use them wisely, so that is what also happened with me and the team.
"This is an opportunity.
"With the trust and the belief of the management, I think we are still going to do that very well this season," says Mohafe.