Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro says the Betway Premiership is the top league in Africa.
The 46-year-old Spanish coach has made a significant impact with the Buccaneers since joining the club at the beginning of the 2022/23 season.
In his short time in South Africa, Riveiro has guided his team to two MTN8 trophies as well as success in the Nedbank Cup twice, alongside two second-placed league finishes.
They did, however, come up short in their CAF Champions League campaign last season, going out to Jwaneng Galaxy in just the second preliminary round.
But as Riveiro prepares his side to face Cape Town City in an MTN8 semi-final first leg and ahead of their participation in the Champions League against Galaxy again, the Bucs boss is adamant that South African teams offer the best football on the continent.
He told Prime Sports: “We as a country and as a league cannot feel less than any other league in the continent.
“Honestly, I don’t think in this continent there’s any other league better than the PSL.”
Riveiro did, however, admit that South African teams still need to master other aspects of continental football.
“There are other sides of the game that we need to be better if we want to succeed in this type of tournament,” he explained.
“Away games, environment and all the things that are possible in a game in Africa on the continent. If you manage to stay focused and not play the occasion or fall into traps and get distracted in those tough games.
“Knowing that when you go through the group stages and you start to go forward, you’re probably not going to play beautiful football anymore. You need to be pragmatic.”
