While the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations offered us an insight into where the continent is at in terms of the level of football, it also showed us that more trust needs to be put in African managers and that they are the ones who can lead countries forward, writes Junaid Benjamin.
It is important that a manager understands his players' natures and what they respond to, which can include the way they are spoken to, the way training is set up, the style of football the country as a whole prefers to play, and the language in which they are addressed. The manager must also understand the various cultures within the country too because, at the end of the day, that could be the case in the team, potentially influencing its dynamic as a functioning unit.
