New Bafana Bafana coach

drunken_master · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 10:23 am Post subject: New Bafana Bafana coach

Former Brazilian midfield maestro Pele has backed his former team-mate Carlos Alberto Parreira as an ideal candidate for the vacant Bafana Bafana coaching job.

"Africans are like Brazilians and our style is similar. Carlos has African experience as he started coaching in Nigeria and did a very good job there and when he left Nigeria were not the same," Pele told The Star.

He added: "He (Parreira) was my friend. We played together for 15 years at Santos and 10 years for the national side."

Pele believes that current Portugal coach Filipe Scolari, who is also on the shortlist of potential Bafana coaches, might be out of reach for South Africa.

The Brazilian legend even offered suggestions on how players could be readied for the 2010 World Cup.

"I don't see African clubs playing against their South American or European counterparts. For now they must try to play international matches at club level. And I believe that's the best way to gain experience," he said.

He also suggested that South Africa consider exchange programmes where they send players, or coaches, abroad and have other countries sent experts down here.

"Exchange programmes always work. It is done in other sports and jobs too. Russia are very good at tennis because they have sent their players to train in America. Even in Brazil, we have Cuba sending their doctors to our country," he added.

My_name_is_Earl · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject:

I am frankly concerned that the only two coaches(Gordon and Jomo) who have made presentation to SAFA might be the only choices that bafana have! bafana has been mediocre and high profile coaches are rarely interested in such teams!

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VHAMBLIDINHO · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 2:20 pm Post subject:

lets just get the two guys(Gordon and Jomo) together. we are still going to fire them just before the tournament anyway Wink

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VHAMBLIDINHO · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 8:54 am Post subject:

Gordon Igesund is optimistic about his chances of being selected as the next Bafana Bafana coach.

But the Ajax mentor is not building up his hopes, despite his presentation and interview for the vacant national coaching hotseat at the weekend.

Igesund is one of the seven coaches on the shortlist for the Bafana job.

"It does not matter if the committee choose Jomo, (Sven Goran) Eriksson or any other big name overseas coach. Whoever gets the job must get the support of the country. It must be the best man for the job," Igesund told the Daily Sun.

He added: "I have pledged to support the new coach. The rest of the country must rally behind him as we are fast running out of time to get the side ready for the 2010 World Cup and to qualify for the 2008 African Nations Cup finals in Ghana.

"There is a lot of work to be done to get Bafana back to a winning and feared side."

Igesund concluded: "I have been in this position before and I will not set myself up for a disappointment. I will accept the decision of the committee and stand behind whoever is selected."

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drunken_master · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:07 am Post subject:

Newspapers are describing Brazil’s national coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira and Frenchman, Gerard Houllier as ‘favourites’ to fill the vacant national coach post.

They are more than that - they are in fact, the Safa technical committee’s out and out first and second choice for the job.

Technical committee head, Ted Dumitru confirms this, and lists Parreira as first choice and Houllier as second.

He reiterates earlier Safa statements that English national team manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is not in the running.

Lebo · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject:

I almost belive that the entire matter might be a farce. with Scolari 'rejecting' a E5m offer from England, can we better that. Sven is also around the same bracket. we might end up with Claude Le Roy (i wont mind), and then lies that he was first choice anyway.

Stebo · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:23 am Post subject:

I don't think SAFA can top the Scolari's offer by England...well they can if they want to but it would be a waste of money. SAFA need that money more than Scolari or Sven does. SAFA is destroying our national team, we are now ranked with the likes of Zimbabwe, no disrespect to Zim people but are we that bad. We should boycott all Bafana games until the SAFA executives resign.

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drunken_master · Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:17 pm Post subject:

if we can't get Carlos Alberto Parreira, i think we should give the job to Gordon Igesund. he deserves to have a go also. everybody has laid their hands on this job. he has won the league even with some weak teams. I don't trust Gerard Houllier with his heart attacks Wink

DGT · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:30 am Post subject:

i say give the job to that 17-year old boy who applied Laughing

VHAMBLIDINHO · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:25 am Post subject:

VHAMBLIDINHO · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:26 am Post subject:

The South African Football Association (SAFA) will announce the identity of the new Bafana Bafana coach on Friday, July 14.

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drunken_master · Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject:

Current Democratic Republic of Congo coach Claude Le Roy has admitted to having held talks with the South African Football Association (SAFA) over the vacant Bafana Bafana coaching job.

But Le Roy says he is unlikely to take up the post as coach of South Africa, because of SAFA's delay in naming the new coach.

SAFA have put off naming their coach until July 14 - after the World Cup finals in Germany.

"I have a lot of offers, from Africa and from Europe. The DR Congo want to keep me too. But it would be a nice job, to coach South Africa for the next four years," Le Roy told MTN Football.

Other coaches on the Bafana Bafana shortlist are Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, Portugal coach Luis Felipe Scolari, Lyon coach Gerard Houllier, Japan coach Zico and local coaches Gordon Igesund and Jomo Sono.

Parreira,however, is the firm favourite to take over the Bafana coaching reins.

Sir Beast · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject:

Moes mina i understand that Suffer has a gentlemans agreement with their man!!! so why is Igesund wasting his time and not packing his bags to QATAR... unless he is the one with and agreement with Suffer he is wasting his time and ours.

Mina i still think suffer let the right fish go to Russia, why would he choose russia ahead of a world cup participating team in 2010 is a mystery to me unless Struru and TED bangled the conversations...

But im still of the opinion that a coach only will not do and because now bafoon bafoon has been split form the amteaur wing i dont see how the coordination is going to happen, because for me to have a strong BB you need a briiliant amteur structure everything that is done in the in the lower ransk must be done with the intetion of making BB strong...

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Nahtino · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject:

The situation is bad ...

we'r STILL behind as is ...

A coach should be like a 25 % of the whole operation

Players, Player Identification , tracking , managament

administration has to be top notch and singularly focused
in doing things like organisng frendlys , player flight arangments , accomadation , talking to coaches overseas

last I heard there was a plan of having a SAFA office overseas ... that would be great ..We'v had overseas based players who can do the job for us ...

but personally Id prefer a local guy

Jomo has his flaws, but he can do it ... and he team can play really well ( An SA style ) but he uses his players sometimes ...

Grodon ... he's tactically great, but u can se the BIG CF with hooving the ball forward approach ...

but he's proven he's the betetr of the two ...

he had quiet a good African campaign with manning rangers and santos ... that says a lot ...

Grodn all the way

drunken_master · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject:

Igesund 'hopeful' of Bafana job

Former Ajax Cape Town coach Gordon Igusund is hopeful that he will be the new man to take Bafana Bafana to the next World Cup in 2010.

Igesund is among those interviewed for the vacant Bafana coaching post and as he is currently without work; he believes he stands a fair chance of being named the new coach next month.

“I’m not sure about the other coaches interviewed but I was very happy with my performance (during the interview),” Igesund tells Kick Off.

If records in domestic football are anything to go by, Igesund could become the next coach. This is because he remains the only coach in the history of South African football to win the League title three times with three different clubs.

Igesund won the first ever Castle Premiership trophy with Manning Rangers during the 1996/97 season and went on to win the League with Orlando Pirates in the 2000/01 season before triumphing with Santos during the 2001/02 season.

But it was only with Ajax, where he found the going tough after failing to achieve silverware since taking charge of the team in 2003. He quit the club three weeks ago.

Two Birds · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:03 pm Post subject:

The writing is on the wall,SAFA will employ Parreira that is why they wait untill the world cup comes to an end!

he is a good coach anyway and the fact that the brazilian style of play is a bit similar to ours will ease his work.

I think Gordon Igesand should be appointed as his assistant if he accept the position.He could assist in major decisions and help us find a team very quickly as the 2010 event is approaching fast.

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Nahtino · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:42 pm Post subject:

Maybe ourcoaches should try theirluck overseas just like our players .

Gordan would be the ideal person to do so ...

qatar , Australia , Russia, Austria becon

drunken_master · Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:25 am Post subject:

SAFA is expected to miss yet another self-imposed deadline on Friday for the announcement of a new national coach to lead its team when it hosts the World Cup finals in four years’ time.

The association’s executive committee is scheduled to meet in Johannesburg on Friday to continue discussions around the appointment of a new coach to take charge of the country’s national team, three months after they first said they would make a choice.

Sturu Pasiya, who is heading South Africa’s search for a new coach, said in late May that the identity of the new coach would be unveiled on July 14 but officials said on Thursday this would now take a minimum of a further two weeks before a final decision is taken.

Officials said a long list of candidates had been reduced to two but refused to divulge names.

Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is the favorite for the job, according to recent media reports.

Frenchmen Gerard Houllier, who took Olympique Lyon to the French Ligue 1 title last season, and Claude LeRoy, a veteran of the African coaching circuit, both confirmed last month that they had held discussions with the South African Football Association.

South Africa host the World Cup finals in 2010 but have been without a permanent coach since Englishman Stuart Baxter resigned last November.

Two caretaker coaches have since taken charge of the side, which failed to score a single goal or gain a single point at the African Nations Cup finals in Egypt in January, and in May suffered shock elimination at the hands of Botswana from the regional Cosafa Castle Cup.

South Africa’s recent performances saw the team tumble 19 places in the latest FIFA rankings to 72nd in the world, its lowest position since July, 1994.

Two Birds · Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:07 am Post subject:

Nahtino · Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:26 pm Post subject:

Scolari is a HOT fav @ this momnent, he hasnt extendd with Portugal...
and is beilve that even FIFA is negotiating with him ...

OH DEAR !! I fear for his career cos hes gonna be kicked out after 2years eish ...

Goodluck buddy

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