Manqoba Mngqithi’s continued stay at Golden Arrows will keep him jogging in the top financial ranks of the better-paid coaches in the Betway Premiership.
Mngqithi has been back at Arrows since the beginning of March after he was sacked at Mamelodi Sundowns at the end of last year.
READ: ‘He would only drink one beer’
His departure from the Tshwane giants came after a decade-long stay, which started with him joining as an assistant coach to Pitso Mosimane.
With the long stay and success that the club enjoyed during his time at Chloorkop, Mngqithi earned the reward of package improvements along the years.
Upon his departure from Sundowns last year, Mngqithi was in the top earners’ ranks in continental club football.
The bracket of top-earning coaches in African club football stretches upwards from USD30 000 (approx. R530 000) through six-figure dollar denominations with only a few clubs in South Africa and North Africa paying that money.
Mngqithi has maintained a relatively similar package at Arrows, which places him in the top three earners in the Betway Premiership alongside Nasreddine Nabi and Miguel Cardoso.
Nabi is on slightly above R750 000 at Kaizer Chiefs having gotten an improvement on what he was earning in his previous stint at FAR Rabat, while Cardoso also bettered his terms in moving to Chloorkop after working at Esperance.
Orlando Pirates' new head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has had a vast increase from what he was earning in his last two jobs at Marumo Gallants and AS Vita Club.
However, he doesn’t match Mngqithi, Nabi, and Cardoso’s packages.
Mngqithi’s top package is the reason why he has not been shaken by all the interest that has come in from North Africa during and after his time at The Brazilians.
Contacts up north have informed this website that Mngqithi – just like Rulani Mokwena – is not shaken by offers less than what he were earning at Sundowns, especially from unstable clubs notorious for not honouring contracts.
READ: 'A loan move might clear Saleng's head'
They are frequently contacted, but knowing the African terrain they have tended not to be tempted.
In staying at Arrows, Mngqithi is in a calm and familiar working environment instead of the Jekyll and Hyde scene which defines the North African coaching space.
Photo: Darren Stewart /Gallo Images
