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2009-03-09 16:01
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Johannesburg - Fifa coaching team, Ben Koufie, Sonnyboy Sethibe and Govinden Thondoo have commenced a comprehensive programme to identify a technical director for the South African Football Association (SAFA). SAFA has shortlisted six candidates for the position. They will be assessed over a period of 10 days at the High Perfomance Centre in Tshwane.
All candidates have extensive knowledge in youth development and they currently serve SA soccerl in various capacities. The short listed candidates are Conti Kubheka, Serame Letsoaka, Thabo Dladla, Farouk Khan, Desmond Lewis, and Steve Horace Phiri.
FIFA's Ben Koufie says the assessment programme will include among others match analysis, presentation skills, game observation, man management skills, physical training methods for youths and senior players.
“We are excited about the programme and the candidates are knowledgeable about the game and their experience will always be needed beyond this exercise in developing the game in South Africa and the continent,” says Koufie.
SAFA's Technical Committee Chairperson, Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana, says the imminent appointment of a Technical Director is the first step towards implementing the long term development strategy which was crafted by South African coaches in partnership with Fifa and CAF at a three day workshop convened by Safa president, Dr Molefi Oliphant, at Vanderbijlpark in August 2008.
The program will end on March 19 where the coaching instructors will compile a report for submission to Nonkonyana; the report will be discussed at the technical committee meeting before being presented to the National Executive Committee meeting of SAFA on March 27.
