Chiefs risk repeating mistakes with reported move for Da Cruz

IT is often said, "once bitten, twice shy".

- COMMENT BY MIHLALI BALEKA

FORMER Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi, right, with Fernando Da Cruz who served as his second assistant.

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But judging by growing reports that Kaizer Chiefs are eager to lure back a former coach, it seems the club may not have learned their lesson — or perhaps still does not know what they really want.The Chiefs management, led by sporting director Kaizer Motaung Junior, are said to be in contact with Fernando Da Cruz over a potential return to the club to occupy the vacant head coach seat.

It’s a puzzling development. Chiefs are without a head coach because they fired Nasreddine Nabi late last year — the same man who had initially brought Da Cruz to the club as his assistant before leaving before the season even started. Sure, Da Cruz is his own man. He has his own credentials, including the UEFA Pro Coaching license, and a traceable coaching record, which includes winning the Botola Pro League with AS FAR, but the fact that he was under Nabi’s leadership is a cause for concern.