MC Alger head coach Rulani Mokwena has commended Thembinkosi Lorch’s impact at Wydad Athletic Club.
Lorch joined the Moroccan giants on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns.
Speaking in an interview, the 38-year-old reflected on the impact of the attacker.
“After Wydad, we debriefed and I sat down with my agent to analyse my mistakes, his mistakes, the club’s mistakes because we all felt we could have won when we went to Wydad and then we did not win, so of course you have to do some introspection,” Mokwena said on Metro FM.
“After that, we put together some objectives for my career, and this one seemed to meet quite a few of those. (a team in)CAF Champions League, a team with some of the best players already, a team competing at a very aggressive level, the fans, they are incredible, they are so passionate about the club.”
“When the offer came, I was very close to saying I will take some time off, take a season and travel a little bit. They were laughing because I was saying I would have more fun in Algeria, even if it lasts for six months, than I would have at home.”
Mokwena also emphasised the importance of the CAF Champions League: “Working in a Champions League team is so important, because you can change the life of the club, you can change the lives of football players. You can just imagine some of the lives that have been changed at Wydad, for example. I mean, [Thembinkosi] Lorch, for example, you mentioned.
Meanwhile, Thembinkosi Lorch has left Wydad after the club failed to meet his demands.
