South African U17 national team head coach Vela Khumalo has praised South African Football Association (SAFA) Technical Director Walter Steenbok for the transformation he’s done with the SA junior national teams, particularly with the preparations of his team.
Exactly three years after FIFA first complained about the South African Football Association's (SAFA) lack of focus on preparing its junior national teams for international competitions, the SA U20 national team has been without an international match for two years.
SAFA Technical Director Walter Steenbok believes that South Africa has failed to export more players overseas in recent times due to lack of proper development.
SAFA Technical Director, Walter Steenbok, says South Africa has the highest number of qualified women’s football coaches by far.
As SAFA’s Technical Director Walter Steenbok prepares to face an internal Disciplinary Committee (DC) hearing tomorrow, the organization’s president, Danny Jordaan, has likened his situation to that of the late iconic SA President Nelson Mandela.
SAFA technical director Walter Steenbok is in Ghana for a FIFA/CAF Exchange Workshop with the primary focus on youth football.