The technical committee of the South African Football Association (Safa) has recommended Carlos Queiroz for the vacant Bafana Bafana coaching job but the former Real Madrid mentor’s salary demands are the final hurdle in his appointment. Queiroz earned about R20m a year as Iran coach. Should Safa fail to reach an agreement with him on Wednesday, Frenchman Hervé Renard will be introduced to the media on Friday. The race for the top job is now down to the two men and one of them will take over a seat that has been vacant since Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba’s sacking in December. But while Safa removed the affordability clause from the Bafana coach criteria, officials still want the new man’s salary to be within reason. Queiroz is a regular visitor to SA as he has family based in Johannesburg. He is said to consider SA his second home and it is no secret that he has close friends at Safa House including Safa president Danny Jordaan and CEO Dennis Mumble. He is also a former Bafana coach and...
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