SAFA's Leslie Sedibe has dropped a hint that Parreira could still work with the national team after July 11.
It appears there is a possibility that Carlos Alberto Parreira will retain links with South African football when his contract with SAFA runs out at the end of the World Cup.
This emerged when SAFA CEO Leslie Sedibe, who has been with the national team in Herzogenaurach, announced that they had agreed in principle with the German Football Association to co-operate after the tournament.
“We can learn a lot from the German Football Association,” Sedibe said after meeting GFA treasurer Horst Schmidt, according to Kickoff.com.
“We are very content with Carlos Alberto Parreira and will discuss matters after the World Cup as he is confident about the future. SAFA’s position is that we look at a national coach as the best solution for the development of our football.”
SAFA have repeatedly stated that a South African will take over from Parreira and that they have invested a lot in the Brazilian and his assistant Pitso Mosimane.
Sources in the mother body have also indicated that the former SuperSport United coach would be the obvious choice to succeed Parreira.
SAFA have also appointed Serame Letsoaka as head of their development programme and, judging by Sedibe’s comments, it could be that they are looking at retaining Parreira in an advisory capacity.
This would enable the Brazilian to stay in his homeland and make periodic visits to South Africa to assess the progress that is being made by local players that he has picked for Bafana.
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