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SAFA applauds Senong for Amajita success

12 February 2019, 5:26 PM  |
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Thabo Senong guided the national under-20 team to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Niger where they will meet Senegal on Wednesday.

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Thabo Senong guided the national under-20 team to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Niger where they will meet Senegal on Wednesday.

The success of Thabo Senong as Amajita coach has been applauded by the South African Football Association (SAFA). Senong was excused from the recent Bafana Bafana camp as Stuart Baxter and SAFA allowed him to focus solely on the junior team. Senong guided the national under-20 team to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Niger where they will meet Senegal on Wednesday evening and, in doing so, qualified his team for a second successive FIFA under-20 World Cup.

HARD AT WORK: Amajita putting in the work in training ahead of their tomorrow's #TOTALAFCONU20 semi-final clash against Senegal. Kick-off is at 20h30 at the Seyni Kouche Stadium. pic.twitter.com/i7nSB52BYk

— SAFA.net (@SAFA_net) February 12, 2019

A goal from Luke le Roux secured Amajita a 1-0 win over Burundi to book them a place in the semi-finals of the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Niger and subsequently a spot at the 2019 Fifa Under-20 World Cup. Amajita hope to qualify for the final for the very first time.

Kaizer Chiefs defender Reeve Frosler who was part of the 2017 Amajita World Cup squad, says Senong’s leadership qualities rub off on the players.

”He’s a very good coach on and off the field; you can talk to him outside of football it’s not only a football coach. He teaches you life stories as well and he’s got the best out of every players on the day and that’s what has made him or brought him much success over the past two to three years. Qualifying for World Cup 2017 and now again the new under 20 team so his leadership is growing unto the players.”

The 36-year-old coach learned about the principles of leadership, coaching and team dynamics from the very best in South Africa, having been an assistant to Shakes Mashaba and Stuart Baxter. He is now settling into his own style of coaching, while the players under him flourish.

SAFA’s technical director, Neil Tovey, says the experience that the players will gain under Senong, will stand South African football in good stead.

”It has put us into a qualification for the World Cup in Poland which is progression. It’s given these players world exposure in terms of highest level of competition that you can play in and hopefully it will give them that experience which will carry over in Bafana in the future years.”

Nigeria and Mali clash in the other semi-final at the under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Niger.

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