Those who know and worked with him at Mamelodi Sundowns say he is a hard-working football technocrat and spends much of his time analysing the latest trends in world football.
Over the past few seasons he has been at Chloorkop, his influence has seen players such as Grant Kekana, Khuliso Mudau, Aubrey Modiba and Neo Maema improve their games significantly.
When he left Sundowns in a shock move last week, Mokwena was working on his next project in the further development of Zuko Mdunyelwa, Tashreeq Matthews, Thapelo Maseko and Siyabonga Mabena.
Wydad noticed him because he made an impression on the continent by leading Sundowns to the semifinal stage of the Champions League on two successive occasions while also winning the DStv Premiership.
There are those who argue he failed at Sundowns last season by not winning the Champions League, MTN8, Carling Black Label Cup and Nedbank Cup tournaments despite the abundance of resources at Chloorkop.
With regards to the Champions League, he will have another chance to conquer the continent whenever Wydad returns to the tournament as they failed to qualify for next season’s edition.