Former Orlando Pirates captain Lucky Lekgwathi has reacted to the calls for Rulani Mokwena to be appointed by the club as the head coach.
The Buccaneers recently said their goodbyes to Jose Riveiro who ended a three-year successful stint with the club having joined in 2022.
Ezimnyama Ngenkani are currently looking for a replacement while Mandla Ncikazi is in charge as an interim coach for the remainder of the season.
Lekgwathi says if Pirates decide to go for Mokwena, he’d support him, hoping that he takes the club to the next level just like Riveiro.
LEKGWATHI ON PIRATES’ NEXT COACH
“Look I don’t have a problem with the coach as long as the coach can come and take this team to another level,” said Lekgwathi to iDiski Times.
“Look at [Mamelodi] Sundowns, Rulani left, they got a new coach and that coach has now won the league and the coach is in the final of the Champions League.
“We played the semi-finals of the Champions League this season so next season we need someone who is going to take us to the final and challenge for the league as you know now our problem is in the league where we are not consistent.
“No matter who is coming, we as supporters, we just need to make sure we support him. When Jose came people called him a plumber and he surprised everyone.
“We supported the plumber and look where the plumber is today. He’s one of the best coaches to have coached Pirates.
“That’s why I’m saying whoever is coming to coach Orlando Pirates, even if he’s a plumber, let’s support that plumber or carpenter. We must also be patient with the coach, I mean we were patient with [Ruud] Krol and Riveiro.”
