Durban City boss outlines Khali Ben Youssef's mandate

The Tunisian-born coach was appointed shortly after leaving Kaizer Chiefs, where he spent two seasons as an assistant before being promoted to co-head coach alongside Cedric Kaze, who has since taken over at Sekhukhune United.

Speaking on Metro FM's Sports Night Amplified with Andile Ncube, Kadodia said the club's expectations are clear after a successful campaign that saw Durban City qualify for the MTN8 and lift the Nedbank Cup.

"Yes, it's completely changed, there's nothing fresh, coach Khalil obviously knows what the club achieved last season. There is no pressure, give us a cup in the cupboard and keep us in the top eight, that's the mandate," Kadodia said. 

Kadodia was frank in his admission that football is a result-driven sport – not sentiments. 

"You must understand that football is not about the passion and the love, it's about results and it's about financial management and you've got to manage your budget well, irrespective of whether you have a sponsor or you are putting capital monies to the club," he added. 

"The reality is that we need to grow the club and we need to attract a sponsor that will allow us to work freely and target players that we need and to build a brand."

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The chairman also confirmed that Ben Youssef has been involved in the latest signings since his appointment by the club – especially those he previously worked with. 

"I think we signed three players before the coach came to Durban and every other player that we signed is in consultation with the coach. The first ones are ex Chiefs players [ Gaston Sirino and Tashreeq Morris], Shandu [Bandile] from [Orlando] Pirates, basically those are the first three players that he targeted."