Former AFC Leopards midfielder Francis Xavier has drummed up support for local coaches in Africa.
Xavier has reminded readers of the fact Aliou Cisse of Senegal and Djamel Belmadi of Algeria led their respective teams to the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals.
"It is high time we start trusting our local coaches because they understand the players more than maybe a foreign one. They also gel with the players with ease and that ensures there is fast progress in the growth of the teams," Xavier told Goal.