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'Parreira will be re-appointed'

2009-10-21 11:00
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Johannesburg - Information emanating from SAFA House indicates that Carlos Alberto Parreira will be named as the Bafana Bafana coach after the governing body's executive committee meeting on Friday.

Parreira will replace Joel Santana who parted ways with the association earlier this week.

The Brazilian is expected to start his second spell with the team after spending 15 months from January 2007 to April 2008 in the position before resigning in order to return to his native country to be by his wife's side after she was diagnosed with cancer.

This was confirmed to Football365.co.za by a highly-placed source within the SAFA executive.

"Parreira will soon be announced as the new national coach," said the source.

"He will take over proceedings until the end of the World Cup. The association wanted a coach who was very familiar with the team."

It is also reported that Santana has pocketed a R4,2 million "golden handshake" from the association and expected to leave the country before the end of next week. 

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