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The National Executive Committee met on Saturday and resolved to bring back, among others, the icon of Leeds United
The South African Football Association (Safa) has reinforced its current technical team with familiar faces and former soccer players.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the country’s Football Association announced that the technical committee will be chaired by Jack Maluleka with Buddha Mathathe of the South African Association of Teachers and Legends as his alternate.
Leeds United legend and former Bafana Bafana captain Lucas Radebe has returned to the committee alongside David Nyathi.
Safa also included coaches such as Boebie Solomons, Farouk Khan, and Sudesh Singh on the committee, with Greg Mashilo as well.
The duo of Brian Baloyi and Fabian McCarthy, former Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns, will head the association’s marketing, media and business committee, Safa said.
Safa’s move is seen as a giant step towards restoring the dignity of South African football, especially at the national level.
There have been increasing calls for Safa to recruit former players to help Bafana Bafana improve on the international stage.
Safa issued the following statement:
The South African Football Association (Safa) has consolidated its Technical Committee by having the experience of several former footballers and coaches.
The committee is chaired by Jack Maluleka, a senior member of the Safa NEC, who was an accomplished soccer player. His understudy is a soccer legend, Buddha Mathathe, who is also the president of the SA Teachers and Legends Association.
During the Safa NEC meeting held at Safa House on Saturday 19 September 2020, it was resolved that the technical committee is a vital component of football development and as a result it should be strengthened.
Former Bafana Bafana and Leeds United legend Lucas Radebe is back on the committee and is joined by another decorated player David Nyathi in the setup.
Other members of the technical committee include Boobie Solomons, Farouk Khan, Sudesh Singh and the president of the South African Football Coaches Association, Greg Mashilo. All the coaches of the national teams are part of the technical committee as well as the technical director.
Other soccer legends Brian Baloyi and Fabian McCarthy are on Safa’s marketing, media and business committee.
Safa has also hired retired judge Ronnie Pillay to head the new ethics committee whose members are mostly legal gurus of the country.
