Former Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi described his relationship with Wydad Athletic Club head coach Rulani Mokwena as one of a “big brother-younger brother” during their time at Chloorkop.
Mngqithi and Mokwena worked together at Sundowns for several years and won titles including the 2016 CAF Champions League. The duo also had a stint as co-coaches before Mokwena was appointed as the head coach.
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There were rumours that the duo didn’t have a good relationship where they were working together.
Speaking to Robert Marawa on Radio947, Mngqithi cleared those rumours, stating that he had a good working relationship with Mokwena.
“Rulani joined us when we were working with Pitso [Mosimane] and we were sharing the same office at the time and we had a very good relationship, then we moved to the new building, and we got different offices,” Mngqithi told Marawa.
“The relationship between me and Rulani I would look at it as a big brother and a younger brother relationship. Which for me is beyond just being coaches of the same club because I would advise him when I feel this might not come up right, you must look at it this way.
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“I’ve always treated him like that, and I’ve always been fair and honest to him that relationship I think it’s at that level.
“The only thing I can tell you about that is that he still respected me as his senior, there was never any issue in that regard where I would say I felt disrespected.
“I have never had that situation because if I had, whenever there’s something I am uncomfortable with I’m that type of a guy I go straight to you.”
