Mamelodi Sundowns assistant coach Manqoba Mngqithi might be nearing the end of his contract, but he may not be short of options for the next move, according to our sources.
Having spent over a decade at the Chloorkop club and served in different roles in the technical team over the years, Mngqithi will see his deal coming to an end in June.
The mentor's last contract extension was in 2020 when he was still working as an assistant coach under Pitso Mosimane, who was the club's head coach at the time.
Mngqithi has been at the Brazilians since 2014 winning eight league titles in the process, three Nedbank Cup trophies, two Telkom Knockout Cup trophies, two MTN8 trophies, as well as the CAF Champions League, Super Cup and the African Football League trophy.
While the talk of interest from Kaizer Chiefs in the 52-year-old has been re-ignited as the league has entered the last quarter for most clubs, sources have indicated that the tactician has had clubs from outside of the borders of Mzansi also keeping tabs on him and his situation at Downs.
According to informants, USM Alger of Algeria and As Berkane from Morocco are some of the clubs keeping an eye on the Umzimkhulu-born coach though there hasn't been any formal approaches as yet. Meanwhile, Sundowns are expected to decide on Mngqithi's contract in the coming weeks, with the defending champions understood to be still in discussions with his camp regarding the way forward.
