Mngqithi is set to replace Rulani Mokwena who left the club last month and went on to join Wydad Casablanca.
Masandawana's technical team is led by Mngqithi and includes Senior Coach Steve Komphela, assistant coach Romain Folz, and goalkeeper coach and assistant coach Wendell Robinson.
Mngqithi says significant changes are coming, including a shift from a 4-4-2 to a 4-3-3 formation and a transition from possession-based football to a faster-paced, attacking style.
He says while they aim to continue dominating domestic football, their ultimate goal is to win the CAF Champions League.
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“It should be expected that we do well in the PSL but my focus is not doing well in the PSL which is why I’m talking about a transitional game. The fight to get into the box as much as we can, our counter attacks, break attacks, counter presses in and around the box,” said Mngqithi.
“The truth is that it’s not to try and talk about the dominance in the PSL because that is what is expected to be honest. You can’t be proud and make noise when you dominate the PSL because that’s what is expected but more than that, you have the responsibility to say can you win the Champions League and for me it’s something that has been lacking and honestly speaking, I think we will win it.”
Mngqithi emphasised they will be approaching each and every match with the mentality to win. He believes that will put them in a good space to win many trophies.
‘I DO SEE US WINNING SOME TROPHIES’
“Personally, I’m a very bad loser by nature so I always try to get into every match with the mentality to win it so if the mentality is to win every match then the mentality is to try and win every trophy that you compete for and thus opening yourself up to say that I’ve tried to win everything and how far did I go,” he added.
“The truth of the matter is that, I do see us winning some trophies this season. In the PSL, you can expect us to have a lot of possession but I’m not interested in that emphasis because that is detrimental for us in the Champions League. That’s because in the Champions League, you’re expected to attack opponents and you’re playing against people that don’t respect you.”
