"We will make a formal announcement of the coach next week," SAFA President Danny Jordaan said. Pitso Mosimane is on the verge of making a sensational return to the Bafana Bafana hotseat after the South African Football Association (SAFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) endorsed him for the head coaching position. Mosimane has emerged as the preferred candidate to replace Hugo Broos, whose contract with SAFA expired last month after he guided Bafana Bafana to a historic last 32 finish at the FIFA World Cup. “The NEC has approved the appointment of coach Pitso to Bafana Bafana, but we still need to tie up some loose ends. Meanwhile, the SAFA NEC was also briefed on preparations for the association’s elective congress, which is scheduled to take place on September 12.