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KEVIN MCCALLUM: Would Bafana be in Russia if Safa had stuck with Carlos Queiroz?
The former Bafana coach is in Russia. SA are not. That sticks in the craw
It took just two months for Carlos Queiroz to find a new job after he resigned after being squeezed out by the South African Football Association (Safa) before the World Cup in 2002. Sir Alex Ferguson snapped him up to assist at Manchester United quicker than you can say "Fergie time". Safa forcing Queiroz out was perhaps one of the dafter times of a sports organisation that has shown an incredible propensity for clumsiness and stupidity. A bit of background that you may remember, but indulge me. Queiroz had coached Bafana Bafana to qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) and the World Cup. He had been in charge of the team for 20 games, winning nine, losing four and drawing seven, losing to Italy and Sweden. Then Bafana were knocked out of the quarterfinals of the Afcon in Mali. Jomo Sono had long hankered after the Bafana job, and before long he was the Bafana technical director, appointed to work alongside Queiroz. Sono and Queiroz did not get on, they disagreed on te...
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