With head coach Hugo Broos set to become the longest-serving Bafana Bafana coach in two months' time, to complete a four-year stay, Soccer Laduma looks at five coaches the Belgian surpassed along the way.
Clive Barker (exactly four years from 1 Jan 1994 to 1 Jan 1998)
The late Barker is regarded as the most successful Bafana coach after he won the country it's first and only Africa Cup of Nations in 1996 and inspired South Africa to qualify for their first FIFA World Cup in 1998.
However, 'The Dog' was dismissed six months before the actual '98 World Cup tournament.
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Trott Moloto (2 years and nine months from 1998 to 2001)
Moloto was appointed to replace Philippe Troussier in 1998 after a disastrous World Cup campaign.
'Trapattoni', however, was dismissed following intense criticism after Bafana were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations by Nigeria in the semi-finals of the 2000 finals.
Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba (2 years and four months, second spell, from 2014 to 2016)
Mashaba had a memorable second spell in charge of Bafana, after he led South Africa to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
SA, however, were knocked out in the group stages and the Orlando Pirates legend was eventually relived of his duties in 2016 after he was accused of insubordination to his seniors at SAFA.
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Gordon Igesund (1 year and 11 months from 2012 to 2014)
Igesund was given the mandate of at least reaching the semi-finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and qualifying the country to the 2014 World Cup.
The multiple-league winning coach in the PSL, reached only the quarter-finals of the AFCON finals and after Bafana failed to qualify for the World Cup, his contract was not renewed.
Pitso Mosimane (1 year and 10 months from 2010 to 2012)
Mosimane spent the longest time with Bafana, if taking into account the role he held as assistant from 2007 until he got the head coach duties post the 2010 World Cup from Carlos Alberto Parreira.
'Jingles', however, was relieved of his duties after a damaging draw with Ethiopia in a 2014 World Cup qualifier.
The former Mamelodi Sundowns coach had been under pressure after South Africa failed to qualify for the 2012 AFCON following the saga of misinterpreting the rules.
