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Mokwena waiting to meet Khoza to resolve Pirates hiatus

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Rhulani Mokwena

Rhulani Mokwena says he is waiting to meet with Orlando Pirates chairman Dr Irvin Khoza, but won’t disclose why he has been on indefinite leave from the club since the appointment of Josef Zinnbauer.

The Sea Robbers have been on fire under their new German coach and have somehow found themselves now in the title equation heading into the final part of the season.

The success, however, has been without Rhulani Mokwena, who had stepped in as interim head coach after the departure of Milutin Sredojevic.

Speaking to the Daily Sun, Mokwena said that he is not at liberty to discuss his current situation, while also revealing that he is coaching ABC Motsepe side Black Poison in the interim.

‘At the moment I cannot talk much about my situation at Pirates. I have to respect the club,’ said Mokwena.

‘We made an agreement with the club that we will not divulge more in the media until we finalise the matter.

‘What I can tell you is that I am not lost to coaching at all. I am coaching Black Poison FC in the interim.

‘They are my team and they’re playing in the ABC Motsepe League, and I am training them. I am also doing my football studies in the meantime as well.

‘When I left my position at Pirates, I went overseas for some time. I spent two weeks there visiting clubs and studying football there,’ he continued.

‘It was just visitations just to see how some overseas clubs operate. It was also to engage with some of my colleagues who are based in the UK.’

Asked if he misses coaching the top flight, Mokwena said: ‘I miss the tension and the pressure of coaching in the PSL. I miss running up and down, the coaching in the PSL and I will be back in the near future. I am not sure when I am meeting the chairman, it is up to him, he is a very busy man and I am waiting for him.

‘I love the Buccaneers and appreciate their love, support and care. They are concerned and their concern comes from a very good place in their hearts and they mean well. I appreciate their well-wishes and they know that my blood is black and white,’ concluded Mokwena.