Durban City FC interim coach Pitso Dladla has outlined his personal ambitions after helping his club reach the Nedbank Cup final over the weekend.
The ‘Team of Choice’ reached the Nedbank final following a hard-fought 1-0 win against Motsepe Foundation Championship side Casric Stars at Chatsworth Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
They will take on TS Galaxy, who edged out another second-tier outfit, Milford FC, in Sunday’s second semi-final. The clash at the Solomon Mahlangu Stadium in KwaMhlanga was decided via a penalty shootout after the match ended 1-1 following 120 minutes of gruelling action.
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Dladla, who has been in charge since the departure of Sinethemba Badela, has once again refused to answer the question on whether he would like the post permanently. However, he says he now wants to pursue his CAF A Coaching Licence, which he previously missed out on due to club commitments.
“That question always comes up. But I don’t know how I should answer it, because I want to make things clear so that people don’t speculate or say the wrong things,” he said when asked if he wants the Durban City coaching job on a permanent basis.
“I have personal ambitions as a coach. I still want to achieve them, and I have never hidden the fact that I have missed opportunities to do my CAF A License because I had commitments here in the team. So I am still waiting for that chance. So that is the most important thing for me.”
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Durban City currently sit fifth on the Betway Premiership table after 22 matches, just two points adrift of the third-place spot, which guarantees qualification for the CAF Confederations Cup.
“There’s a possibility of us doing that [qualifying for the Confed Cup], but we also want to remain humble,” he added.
“We also have to realise the fact that we are in the final [of the Nedbank Cup], but we haven’t won it. But also, the final is very challenging because if you are there and you don’t win it, nobody will remember that you reached the final; only the winners get to be remembered.
“As you have said, you need to have a CAF A Licence to coach in Africa. So I think it justifies my ambitions that I am not in a hurry, I am not rushing. I support every decision that the chairman [Farook Kadodia] and the board of governors…”
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