Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou says the roles are clear at the club as he has no involvement in identifying or recruitment of players for the squad.
Ouaddou has emerged as one of the leading coaches on the continent, enjoying a sublime run at Pirates since they lured him from Marumo Gallants.
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With three trophies to his name, including ending their 14-year-wait for a league title, he’s earned plaudits in South Africa and beyond.
This season, has started equally impressive, however, there’s been question marks around having a clinical striker capable of taking the club to the next level.
Asked whether they will use the CAF Champions League this season to potentially identify a player who could take them to the next level – Ouaddou said it’s not part of his duties, contractually to do this.
“Look I think – the club has a very good scouting department, they know exactly what they are looking [for], they identity of the club, the way they want to play, and it’s no secret to anybody, I’m here to coach,” Ouaddou said.
“I’m not here to scout players, I have the players I have and I play with the players I have – unfortunately it’s not part of my duty, it’s not part of my contract to look for players, it’s another department in the club to scout players. I have a big network in Africa, of course, but I don’t bring them here.”
Pirates now go into the FIFA International break for the next two and half weeks before returning with a CAF Champions League group stage opener against Simba SC, led by South African coach Steve Barker.