South African coach Pitso Mosimane says he does not want his legacy to be just about the trophies he has won, hence he is "putting his skin in the game" with his Soccer Schools project.
Mosimane has launched the Pitso Mosimane Soccer Schools grassroots project, where they aim to develop well equipped soccer players for both boys and girls.
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The former Bafana Bafana coach, whose coaching career has reached new heights after joining United Arab Emirates side Al Wahda, says he wants to build something that will continue after he retires from coaching.
"This is my dream and I have just started to live my dream. It can be better. For me, everybody can talk about the trophies that I've won but we need to know that my legacy will never be how many trophies you've left behind," Mosimane said in an interview with SABC Sport.
"My legacy should continue after I've stopped coaching, to say can you give the chance for the children to be identified (and) realised because probably we are going to find one that is better than you.
"I played football in the schools, that's where I started and that's why I'm the schools," he said.
The 58-year gaffer carried on to suggest that he saw a gap in the South African soccer industry, where the schools game is neglected unlike the sports of rugby and cricket, where school sports is thriving.
"We need to tell the truth the way it is and address the right issues. Rugby knows which schools produce the players, same as cricket," he explained.
"Which school produces football players? We don't have (that). So that's the vision I'm going into. My vision is to have a fully-fledged school, properly balanced (with) an academic side because that's the most important school, I need that as a base," he said.
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Mosimane also revealed that his project does not have a sponsor yet and they are funding the project from their own pockets.
"We do this now with our own resources. You don't see any sponsor but how do you do this? You need to put your skin on the game," he said.
"We have about 60 coaches, they have to get paid every month. Who foots the bill? You have to put your skin on the game. I don't even have a sponsor," he added.
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