Milutin "Micho" Sredojevich is set for a dramatic return to Orlando Pirates and could be unveiled as the club’s new coach as early as next week, Business Day has learnt. The Serbian-born coach had a brief stint in charge of the Buccaneers more than a decade ago and is to return in place of Kjell Jonevret‚ whose arrival in February promised a revival in the club’s fortunes — but that has not materialised. Sredojevich‚ 47, was a relative rookie when he was in charge of Pirates for seven months from July 2006 to January 2007, but returns with a vastly enhanced reputation. His role in qualifying Uganda for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Gabon ended a wait of almost 40 years for the Cranes to return to the African stage and earned him an exulted status in that country. He has previously been national team coach of Rwanda and has also worked at clubs in Ethiopia and Sudan. He is in Addis Ababa after leaving Kampala this week and will fly to SA at the weekend with an unveiling pr...
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