Carlos Alberto Parreira has been reappointed coach of South Africa, replacing compatriot Joel Santana who quit the post on Monday.

The Brazilian returns to the 2010 World Cup hosts despite his shock decision to leave the post 18 months ago for personal reasons.

He has signed an eight-month deal until the end of next year's finals with his immediate task being to try to halt a poor run of form that has seen Bafana Bafana lose eight of their last nine games.