FORMER Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane will be honoured by the University of Joburg (UJ) on Wednesday, 24 July.
The 59-year-old football legend will receive his honorary doctoral degree during the winter graduation ceremony in Joburg.
The university shared the exciting news on their social media X, formerly Twitter, page, on Tuesday, 23 July.
Pitso, from Kagiso in Gauteng, has played a significant role in various teams and in selecting players worldwide through his exceptional talent scouting skills.
"Becoming Dr Mosimane At UJ. Tomorrow, one of South Africa's legendary football coaches will be honoured in a spectacular ceremony at the University of Joburg," the announcement read.
Mosimane is Mzansi's former professional football player and current manager of Abha. He's previously coached SuperSport United, Mamelodi Sundowns, Al Ahly, Al Ahli Saudi, and Al Wahda.
He's one of the longest-serving and most decorated coaches in all of Mzansi's football.
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Mosimane has won multiple major trophies with SuperSport United between 2001 and 2007, including with Sundowns in 2012 and 2020.
He began his senior career at Jomo Cosmos, then played for Sundowns and Orlando Pirates before he joined Greek club Ionikos.
The footballer later joined Belgian team KFC Rita Berlaar and Qatari club Al Sadd.
When he continued his career as a coach, Mosimane was assistant coach to the Under-11 players during his tenure with the Belgian club KFC Rita Berlaar.
Later, he returned to South Africa to coach Sundowns' reserve team.
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