Hugo praises Kaizer Chiefs' Nabi the Broos' way - with sincerity and spice: 'He wants what he wants'

Hugo Broos applauded the appointment of Nasreddine Nabi as Kaizer Chiefs' coach in a manner only the Belgian can get away with - with sincerity and spice, while revealing that his Europeanness has made it easier for Nabi to stamp his authority. 

Amakhosi appointed the Tunisia-born coach who holds a Belgium passport to try an arrest a trophy drought that is threatening to reach 10 years.

The most successful team in the country last won a trophy in 2015 under the tutelage of Stuart Baxter. 

Since then, Chiefs have been a shadow of their former self - culminating in their worst showing in the 2023-24 season where the club finished in 10th position. 

Their woes have been a result of a mixture of things, from rushed and poor technical team appointments to an inability to compete in the transfer market which was compounded by the poor signings they have made. 

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To change that, and return the club to the top, Chiefs have drastically changed things in the appointment of Nabi.

The club allowed the coach the power to assemble an all-foreign technical team - which saw Nabi bring his trusted lieutenants to help him in this difficult task. 

The former Young Africans coach is assisted by Khalil Ben Youssef and Fernando da Cruz with Ilyes Mzoughi serving as the goalkeeper coach and Safi Majdi the strength and fitness coach. 

He comes with extensive experience in the continent following stints in Libya, Sudan, Egypt, Tanzania and Morocco. 

His Belgian compatriot, the Bafana Bafana coach, spoke glowingly of Nabi but hinted that the drastic changes that Chiefs have made for Nabi would unlikely have been made for a South African coach. 

"When I came