Mokwena becomes new MC Alger manager

Rulani Mokwena has been appointed as the new head coach of Mouloudia Club d'Alger (MC Alger). This follows his departure from Moroccan club Wydad AC after one season, where he failed to secure qualification for the CAF Champions League.

Despite being linked with clubs such as Orlando Pirates, Zamalek, and Pyramids FC after leaving Wydad, Mokwena chose to join the Algerian champions. MC Alger has won the Algerian Ligue 1 title for the last two consecutive seasons and will compete in the upcoming CAF Champions League.

For his technical team at MC Alger, the 38-year-old Mokwena has recruited his former Sundowns colleague Wendell Robinson and Sibusiso Mahlangu, who worked with him at both Sundowns and Wydad. He has also brought in Belgian Enzo Donis. Robinson will leave his role as assistant coach at AmaZulu, while Donis is leaving his position as assistant coach of Togo.

Mokwena stated that MC Alger insisted on retaining some of their current technical staff to aid the transition. He expressed support for this decision during an interview on Metro FM with Andile Ncube, noting it provides familiarity and retains expertise in winning and performing well in the Champions League with the existing squad.