New Wydad Athletic Club head coach Rulani Mokwena says he’s well aware of the major challenge that lies ahead at the Botola Pro giants.
Mokwena has penned a three-year deal with the 22-time Moroccan league champions and has been unveiled at the Mohamed Benjelloun Complexe this evening.
In front of a packed room filled with media shortly after he toured the facilities, Mokwena stated he’s cognizant of the huge turnaround the club is aiming for after finishing fifth, outside the CAF inter-club qualification spots last season.
“I understand how big this challenge is, believe me, I don’t come here with my eyes closed, the negotiations have taken quite a long time because there were quite a few things we had to agree on,” Mokwena said at his unveiling.
“The one thing I really appreciate is that the board is as ambitious as I am and have committed themselves to giving us full support to wake up a sleeping giant and I think is not to teach Wydad how to win as a football club, I mean 22 league titles, three Champions League, it’s a team that knows how to win.
“Our [job] is just to come here and remind them of what Wydad stands for and when you speak about love, when I did my history on the club I found out that Wydad means love, appreciation. So the same appreciation I once felt from the supporters as an opponent, I’m grateful things have turned and now I receive the same amount of love and maybe even more as I join this incredible family – so yeah it’s going to be a very difficult task.
“But it’s one the board also understands how difficult it’s going to be, the supporters understand how difficult it’s going to be, but difficult doesn’t mean impossible and our job is to get this club back to where it belongs.”
