Coaches Carlos Alberto Parreira of Brazil and Berti Vogts of Germany ruled the international football roost a decade ago.

Brazil lifted the 1994 World Cup in the United States under the guidance of Parreira and Vogts guided Germany to European championship success in England two years later.

Those victories were achieved before capacity crowds at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles and Wembley Stadium in London, a far cry from the venues where the two coaches make competitive debuts in Africa on Saturday.

Parreira has signed a four-year deal with 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa worth US$250,000 a month and his first challenge is an African Nations Cup Group 11 qualifier at lowly Chad.

A World Cup winner as a player, US$65,000-a-month Vogts is slightly more fortunate because new employers Nigeria enjoy home advantage over Uganda in a top-of-the-table Group 3 clash in the south-west town of Abeokuta.

South Africa were held goalless at home by Congo before winning in Zambia for the first time, a result that leaves Bafana Bafana (The Boys) level with the Congolese 'Red Devils' on four points.

With Congo expected to defeat Zambia in Brazzaville, South Africa need the three points on offer in N'Djamena as only the group winners are guaranteed a place at the 2008 tournament in Ghana.

While Parreira dreams of making South Africa the Brazil of Africa, he knows attractive football is out of the question on an N'Djamena pitch described as a "dusty crater" in the middle of the central African city.

"We need to play effective football to get three points. We need discipline, attitude and commitment. If we play to 75 percent of our potential, I believe things will come out well," predicted Parreira.

Chad, who lie 28 places below 1996 Nations Cup holders South Africa in the continental rankings, have been busy with three wins in four outings helping the hosts finish third this month in the Central Africa championship.