With the Zebras' exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, focus shifts sharply to coach Stanley Tshosane's contract, which runs out next month.Tshosane elevated his status when he became the first coach to take the Zebras to the AFCON finals, a feat that had eluded even some decorated expatriate mentors. Mmegi Sport can reveal that contract talks had already started when the coach left for the AFCON finals being co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon last month. However, it has emerged that the BFA chiefs face a tough challenge to convince the former BDF XI coach to stay and guide th e team through the 2013 AFCON and 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
"Yes, negotiations have begun, but it will not be easy to keep him. His profile has been elevated by his recent achievements and probably there are bigger teams that are after his services," said a source.Tshosane, who is paid around P40, 000 a month is said to have been offered something in the region of P50, 000 in the new contract. But the burly gaffer is said to have immediately turned down the offer, arguing it was peanuts.The figure is still lower than what Briton, Colwyn Rowe was paid when he was in charge of the Zebras five years ago. Rowe earned P62, 000 a month, but his tenure ended abruptly as he proved unpopular.
