Jomo Sono is not happy with the trend of Premier Soccer League clubs hiring foreign coaches.
It’s not new for local teams to look outside of South Africa when hiring a new coach, but the influx of foreigners seems to have stepped up a notch in recent seasons.
Orlando Pirates, Sekhukhune United, TS Galaxy, Kaizer Chiefs and AmaZulu are all currently under the guise of overseas-born head coaches.
The veteran football club owner and coach has been massively influential in shaping the local soccer landscape, bringing through the likes of Pitso Mosimane, who himself has been coaching outside of South Africa in recent years.
Somo was in attendance at the University of Johannesburg where Mosimane was honoured with an honorary doctorate, and he said in the Sowetan that the development of local players will be hindered if more local coaches are not considered at the big clubs.
He explained: “We have to start believing in our own people.
“You see a lot of foreign coaches being brought here and when you check, they don’t have CVs but they are just being brought here.
“I urge PSL teams to give more local coaches a chance so that this country can have the next generation of coaches who can be as successful as Pitso [Mosimane], Rulani [Mokwena] and all other local coaches who’ve done great things.
“Local coaches have great potential, but they are hardly given a chance in this country.”
[WATCH] Dr Jomo Sono on Pitso Mosimane receiving an honourary Doctorate from UJ.
— Ntsako Mkhari (@Ntsako_Mkhari_) July 24, 2024
Sono discovered Mosimane as a player and gave him his professional debut at Cosmos.
"I come a very long way with him" pic.twitter.com/QWqNxqxFph
