6. Brandon Truter Salary at Amazulu : R600,000 Rands
- Club: Amazulu F.C.
- Age: 43 years old
- Salary: R600,000
- Years of Active Coaching: 2017 – present
Since AmaZulu parted company with Benni McCarthy in March, the club has put Brandon Truter in charge of the squad as their interim coach to see them through the remainder of the campaign.
After managing the Durban-based side to a record of three wins, three draws, and only one loss over seven matches, Truter has been assigned the duty of coaching the squad on a permanent basis moving forward into the upcoming season.
Phumlani Dube, AmaZulu’s community relations officer, has announced to the media that the mentor, who was born in Cape Town, has been promoted to the position of head coach for the squad.
The confirmation came from Dube, who stated, “I can confirm that Brandon Truter has been formally hired as the head coach of AmaZulu FC.”
“It is important to keep in mind that Truter was first seen at Usuthu in the most recent few months after the team severed its links with Benni McCarthy, who had served as the head coach in the previous incarnation of the club. As a result of Truter’s strong performance since he took over, the club has come to the conclusion that he is the most qualified candidate for the position. It has been decided that he will be our point man for the upcoming season, which is slated to begin in the month of August.
I wouldn’t discuss the specifics of the deal or how long it is, but I can confirm that Truter will be AmaZulu’s head coach,” he continued. “The contract has been finalized, but I wouldn’t divulge the specifics of it or how long it is.”
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5. Rhulani Mokwena Salary at Mamelodi Sundowns: R650,000 per month
- Club: Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.
- Age: 34 years old
- Salary: R650,000
- Years of Active Coaching: 2014 – present
Sitting pretty at the top of the second half of this list is Rhulani Mokwena, whose job as a “joint-head coach” of the Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. earns him a largesse totaling at R650,000 per month. He comes from a footballing family as his father, Julius ‘KK’ Sono, is a football player who played for Orlando Pirates F.C.
in the 80s. At the same time, his uncle is Jomo Sono, a Mzansi football legend who is the founder and coach of Jomo Cosmos F.C. Mokwena did not have a career as a player; he decided to go into the managerial aspect of the beautiful game. He started his coaching career as an understudy at Silver Stars F.C., which later became Platinum Stars F.C. under renowned coaches such as Cavin Johnson and Steve Komphela.
Rhulani would later join veteran coach Pitso Mosimane at Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. as one of his assistants in 2014. He helped the club win the 2016 CAF Champions League before moving to Orlando Pirates F.C. in 2017 to work with Serbian coach Milutin Sredojević as his assistant. When his principal resigned in August 2019, he was handed the club’s reins for the next {ve months – till December – when he returned to his previous role as the club appointed the German tactician, Josef Zinnbauer.
Three months later, he was signed on as head coach of the PSL team, Chippa United F.C. However, his time with the club was shortened by the suspension of football across South Africa, including the PSL, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Upon resumption, his contract with Chippa United had run out, and he was appointed joint-head coach alongside Manqoba Mngqithi at Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.
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4. Eric Tinkler Salary at Maritzburg United: R650,000 per month
Club: Maritzburg United F.C.- Age: 50 years old
- Salary: R650,000
- Years of Active Coaching: 2013 – present
Born in Roodepoort on July 30, 1970, Eric Tinkler is currently Maritzburg United’s manager. Maritzburg United is a football club that competes in the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL). He has come through the ranks and was described as a ‘skillful mid{elder’ in his playing days. He was an integral member of the South African national team, where he made 45 appearances and scored a solitary goal. Eric was also a part of the Bafana Bafana squad that won the African Cup of Nations in 1996.
His club career saw him venture to Europe and playing for the Portuguese side, Vitória, from 1992 to 1996. He returned from a victorious outing in the Nations Cup and was signed by the Italian side, Cagliari, where he played for just one season (1996- 1997) before moving to England to sign for Barnsley F.C. in July 1997. After five seasons in England (1997–2002), the 6ft1 mid{elder played three seasons in Portugal for Caldas before returning to South Africa to play in the PSL for Bidvest Wits F.C. in 2005.
His {rst job in football management came in December 2013 when he was appointed as the head coach of Orlando Pirates – a role he continued in till 2016. After that, he was named the first head coach of Cape Town City Football Club, and by June 2017, he left his role at Cape Town City to become head coach at SuperSport United F.C. His role at the latter club lasted less than a year as he left the position in March 2018. His present position as the manager of Maritzburg United F.C. – which he began in January 2019 – makes him one of the highest-paid coaches in the PSL with a pay package of R650,000.
