Hunt adjusting to life back in his home town

Gavin Hunt spent all of his playing career at two Cape Town clubs and also began his coaching career in the Mother City but left to take over Black Leopards in 2001 and has not lived in his home town since.

Appointed now as coach of Stellenbosch, he says it feel strange being back, and living in the Cape again is going to take some getting used to.

“I feel a total outsider. I do. I'm not a Capetonian anymore. I’ve lived 25-odd years that side (Gauteng),” he said.

“So, it's been a bit strange for me to come back. But I'm getting a feel of it. I always like the way Cape Town teams played football, because I grew up in this environment, so I like that DNA and how the game is played.

"It's totally different than the Johannesburg mentality. Sometimes we always felt a little bit of inferiority complex here (in the Western Cape), like, we couldn't challenge them.

“Stellenbosch has been challenging now the last few years, but can we get closer to those (Gauteng) teams and compete more? And we need to get a few things right, our stadiums and things like that, you know? Then I'm sure we can challenge, definitely, more on a regular basis,” he added.

“But yeah, it's been different, very different. Even the water tastes different!” he quipped.

Hunt has had four games in charge with Chiefs, winning two and losing two. His side upset holders Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 in their Nedbank Cup first round tie at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday.