Thanks but no-thanks

Teko Modise will not be joining Orlando Pirates’ technical team – for now at least. This comes after Phakaaathi reported last week that Pirates boss, Irvin Khoza was trying to lure the former midfielder back to the club with a promise of a role in the technical team. But a source has updated Phakaaathi that Modise declined the offer, citing reasons that he had a few things he needed to tick off his bucket list before venturing into coaching. “They had discussions and Teko said he has a lot of things going on at the moment that would not work out if he were to become a coach. He has valid reasons, but the door is not closed. This is football and anything can happen,” said the source.