Triumphant Orlando Pirates DStv Diski Challenge DDC coach Roscoe Krieling is thankful to the club for saving his coaching career, revealing how he nearly quit football to run a coffee shop with his partner in Durban.
The Cape Town-born Krieling, 42, guided Pirates to their maiden DDC title when they outwit rivals Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 at a packed Dobsonville Stadium on the last day of the DDC season on Saturday. Its Krielings second DDC title after winning it with the now-defunct SuperSport United in the 2022/23 season.
Thank you to the Pirates chairman, Irvin Khoza for trusting me. I almost walked away from coaching. After the SuperSport sale to Siwelele, I decided not to go to Siwelele, I resigned, said an emotional Krieling.
