The
South African Football Association’s (SAFA) Technical Committee, under the
leadership of its Chairperson, Mr Fanyana Sibanyoni, convened on Thursday, 07
June 2012 to take forward the process for the appointment of a new Senior Men’s
National Team’s Head Coach.
The
Committee developed a set of criterion for the appointment of the Coach, key of
which was that SAFA would only consider a local Coach for the position. This
eliminated a large number of the potential applicants.
The
Committee developed 12 criteria that they believe are critical for the Coach,
and then identified five coaches that they decided were best suited to those
criteria, based on their knowledge of local coaches.
The
five coaches were contacted on Thursday, 07 June 2012, as well as their clubs,
to request if they were prepared to come and do a presentation to the selection
panel that will interview them.
The
five coaches that were identified, in no particular order, are:
- Steve Komphela
- Gordon Igesund
- Gavin Hunt
- Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba and
- Neil Tovey
All
of the coaches have agreed to be interviewed, and will be provided with the
agreed set of criteria and given a maximum of two hours for presentation and
the interview. This process will start next week Wednesday, 13 June 2012, and
conclude the following Monday, 18 June 2012.
The
final recommended candidate will be presented to the NEC on 30 June 2012 or earlier.
The
selection panel will consist, as a core, of members of the Technical Committee
together with the SAFA Technical Director and CEO, and the Chairperson of the
International Board/Commercial Committee.
“We
are also going to approach Jomo Sono and Kaizer Motaung to serve on the panel.
Additional members might also be appointed in broader consultation,” said SAFA
CEO, Dr Robin Petersen.
