Butler meets Micho, the man who nearly became the Zebras coach

Micho
Micho

Uganda are not the consummate powerhouse of African football, but they hold enough arsenal to gun down any meaningful side on the continent. Their coach, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic could be sitting in the Zebras dugout, but the Botswana Football Association (BFA) failed to meet his demands and opted for Peter Butler.

Now Micho leads a formidable squad capable of shattering a nation’s dream, but will find the Zebras equally unyielding observes, Staff Writer MQONDISI DUBE

Peter Butler meets a man who could have easily taken his job three years back.  But owing to BFA failing to meet his demands, Butler is the man in charge of a blossoming young project. Butler believes in youth and has moulded a sharp squad with the capacity to upset even the best, as Mali and Burkina Faso can testify.

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