THE South African Football Association is beginning a major overhaul of women's soccer, which started yesterday with the appointment of Fifa instructor Vera Pauw as new Banyana Banyana coach.
At a media briefing in Johannesburg, Safa president Danny Jordaan and executive member Ria Ledwaba argued that Safa went for Pauw because of her massive experience coaching at the World Cup.
Pauw, a former Dutch international player and national coach, replaced Joseph Mkhonza, who will work with the men's junior national team coach, Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba. The 51-year-old Pauw , who has also coached the national teams of Scotland and Russia, will arrive in the country on March 17.
Two days later, Pauw will be in camp at the High Performance Centre in Tshwane with 40 players, including those from the current Banyana squad.
"The selected team will play a friendly match against Namibia on March 20 to prepare for an African Women's Championship qualifier against Comoros scheduled for May," said Safa technical director Fran Hilton-Smith.
Should Banyana beat Comoros, they will book themselves a place in the African Women's Championship finals in Namibia in October where the top three countries will qualify for the 2015 World Cup finals in Canada.
"I am looking forward to this new challenge of taking Banyana Banyana to the next level, we are aiming high with Banyana Banyana," Pauw said in a statement recorded for yesterday's announcement.
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Mkhonza, who did well with Banyana - guiding the team to the 2012 London Olympics - will serve as a national selector.
"All the women's national teams will be coached by women. Vera will be assisted by two South Africans," said Jordaan.
"We have people like Desiree Ellis, Amanda Dlamini and Simphiwe Dludlu attending coaching courses. At the end of Vera's term, we want a South African to take over."
Source : sowetanlive.co.za
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At a media briefing in Johannesburg, Safa president Danny Jordaan and executive member Ria Ledwaba argued that Safa went for Pauw because of her massive experience coaching at the World Cup.
Pauw, a former Dutch international player and national coach, replaced Joseph Mkhonza, who will work with the men's junior national team coach, Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba. The 51-year-old Pauw , who has also coached the national teams of Scotland and Russia, will arrive in the country on March 17.
Two days later, Pauw will be in camp at the High Performance Centre in Tshwane with 40 players, including those from the current Banyana squad.
"The selected team will play a friendly match against Namibia on March 20 to prepare for an African Women's Championship qualifier against Comoros scheduled for May," said Safa technical director Fran Hilton-Smith.
Should Banyana beat Comoros, they will book themselves a place in the African Women's Championship finals in Namibia in October where the top three countries will qualify for the 2015 World Cup finals in Canada.
"I am looking forward to this new challenge of taking Banyana Banyana to the next level, we are aiming high with Banyana Banyana," Pauw said in a statement recorded for yesterday's announcement.
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"All the women's national teams will be coached by women. Vera will be assisted by two South Africans," said Jordaan.
"We have people like Desiree Ellis, Amanda Dlamini and Simphiwe Dludlu attending coaching courses. At the end of Vera's term, we want a South African to take over."
Source : sowetanlive.co.za
Tags :bafana,banyana,vera pauw, coach,safa