Kaizer Chiefs interim coach Cavin Johnson looks forward to his first experience at the helm in a Soweto Derby fixture, taking on Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
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Johnson also discusses the impact of this Pirates fixture on his career profile, considering he has coached the likes of AmaZulu and Platinum Stars in the past in the PSL, while he's assisted Pitso Mosimane to major titles with Al Ahly in Egypt.
Talking to journalists during the Soweto Derby press conference, Johnson compares the feeling of participating in this massive clash to once having shaken the hands of the former South African President Nelson Mandela. This is after the media wanted Johnson to compare the feeling of having to coach in the Soweto Derby to his experiences with Al Ahly against Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League.
"It's (the Soweto Derby) good. As for my career and for my profile, I think that it's just part of my job that you get (such experiences). You know among you people here, if you were able to shake hands with Nelson Mandela it was a privilege," Johnson told the media.
"I had that privilege and it didn't do much to me. It just made me a better man. And playing this derby and winning it will make me a better coach. But it won't do anything for my profile because I think it is a privilege to work with this man (Kaizer Motaung Snr)," Johnson said.
When asked whether he is willing to take over the coaching position on a full-time basis, Johnson stated he is not even thinking about that right now.
"I am not even thinking of that. I am not thinking of that. I am here to work and do my job to the best of my ability. And when the chairman calls me, even if he calls next year it doesn't matter.
"I will do the work that I know I will do, to the best of the best for the Kaizer Chiefs badge," Johnson concluded.
