‘BILL CLINTON’ ‘CELEBRATES’ SIHLANGU APPOINTMENT

MBABANE – It seems newly-appointed Sihlangu coach Kostadin ‘Bill Clinton’ Papic is ready to transform the national outfit into a formidable side.

The 58-year-old Serbian, who was announced the national side’s head coach four days ago, is nicknamed ‘Bill Clinton’ because of his striking resemblance to the former American president. Papic got to ‘celebrate’ his appointment with million viewers on pay-per-view channel SuperSport on Thursday night. He was hosted by celebrated sports journalist, Robert Marawa, who is also a famous television and radio personality. It was during the weekly programme styled Thursday Night with Marawa, which is broadcast every Thursday from 8:30pm on SuperSport 4.

Marawa asked Papic if he was ready for the challenge of reviving and steering Eswatini to major tournaments, especially the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals and the latter was careful in his choice of words in his response.
“A small country like Eswatini has a population of about 1.4 million, so you must very careful when selecting the players you want to deliver,” he said.

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The seasoned gaffer said an unnamed ‘friend’ had suggested that he should win his first game against Tunisia in March next year to set a tone for a good reign. He stressed that making the Eswatini nation happy remained top priority.
“We can’t get the results overnight, but we also have to be realistic heading into the game against Tunisia,” he said.

The former South Africa’s soccer heavyweights Orlando Pirates head coach is expected in the country on January 2 to begin his journey with the national side ahead of the trip to Tunisia for a ‘dead rubber’ AFCON qualifier in March.
Meanwhile, Papic coached a number of teams in South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania, but he shot to fame at the Soweto giants (Pirates) between 2004 and 2006, when he steered them to a 17-match unbeaten run in the league.a

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