Broos left open the option to extend his stay as coach of South Africa beyond the World Cup, but it seems unlikely he will stay on, and it would make little sense if he will not be available for the next World Cup cycle, as he has stated.
Mosimane is available, having not coached since he left Iranian side Esteghlal FC in January 2025, though he has been working on his various projects away from the dugout.
In many ways, he would be a safe choice for the South African Football Association, knowing the local game inside out and with vast experience that makes him the most successful local coach in terms of club success.
Whether his salary demands are in line with what SAFA are willing to pay is not known, but he might also be open to compromise with some unfinished business with the national team.
Certainly, it will not sit well with him how his second term ended, and with a young group of exciting, talented players to grow with the team into the future, this is a good time to take over.
There is plenty to be positive about around the national team, and SAFA need someone who can hit the ground running, with the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers to start in September.
SAFA will be inundated with CVs for what remains one of the plum jobs in African football, even if the side has not been as successful as they might have been in recent years.
But they will want someone who can slot right in. There is no time for adjustment or to radically change the trajectory of the team.
That is not to say a new coach cannot stamp their own authority on the team, but the foundation for success is there.
Mosimane was first handed the reins of the national side on an interim basis in 2006 ahead of the arrival of Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira in the country. He was the placeholder in the dugout but took charge of some important matches.
He had seven games in charge, including a 1-0 win in Zambia in a crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier that remains one of Bafana’s better away victories down the years.
He had three wins and three draws to go with a single defeat, a 1-0 loss to Egypt in a friendly played in neutral London.
Mosimane then continued his role as assistant coach of the side under Parreira and Joel Santana through the 2010 World Cup, before being elevated to the top job for a second time.
He had a further 17 matches in charge, including the ill-fated bid to qualify for the 2012 Cup of Nations, where a misreading of the rules meant the side played for a draw in a game they needed to win.
That episode is well documented and remains the low point of his managerial career. It did not lead to his immediate exit from the role, for the blame did not lie with him alone, but perhaps the writing was on the wall.
His side won six of those 16 games to go with seven draws and three defeats. It was not the losses that counted against him, but the draws. Five of his last six games in charge ended level, with a 1-1 draw against Ethiopia in a 2014 World Cup qualifier the final straw.
But there is no doubt that Mosimane is a more experienced and successful coach than he was in the 14 years that have passed since then.
In all he has been in charge of the national side for 23 games, winning nine to go with 10 draws and four defeats. His teams scored 17 goals conceded only eight.
He will have learnt much from his first two spells and will be far better for them.
