Wydad Casablanca coach Rulani Mokwena appears ready to throw in the towel after another disappointing result in Morocco. Mokwena has endured a frustrating first season with Wydad, missing out on the league title, and on Saturday night, crashed out of the Throne Cup, losing 1-0 to Moghreb Atlético Tetuán in the Last 16. The South African mentor, who’s on a three-year deal, was hopping mad after the match. “Either we change the mentality or we change the players… or we…

“I look forward to reconnecting soon, refreshed and re-energized, ready to embrace new challenges and opportunities.” With these words, Wydad Casablanca mentor Rulani Mokwena has stepped away from social media amid the tough times he’s facing at the Moroccan club. Wydad supporters appear to be divided on Mokwena. In one corner, they’ve been calling for his head, and in the other, the cool heads believe he needs more time to bring silverware to the trophy cabinet of the 22-time Moroccan…

Eighteen months ago, Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos was critical of Cassius Mailula’s move from Mamelodi Sundowns to Major League Soccer (MLS) side, Toronto FC. Broos, who shoots from the hip, insisted at the time that Mailula, who had very little PSL experience, was being thrown to the deep end at Toronto, where there were a couple of established forwards. The Belgian was proven right when Mailula was shipped out to Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca in August 2024. All is well…

One of South Africa’s youngest and brightest coaches Rulani Mokwena didn’t exactly hit the ground running at the helm of Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca. However, the 38-year-old is starting to show his hand, and Wydad are back to winning ways, with five league wins on the trot to propel themselves to second spot on the table, albeit 13 points behind the leaders RS Berkane with nine matches remaining in the 2024/25 Morocco Botola. There’s progress. Last season was nothing to write…