Tag - Thabo Senong

Being Chippa Moloi’s son was difficult

Tebogo Moloi was described as an elegant passer of the ball and a chip off the old block, meaning being the son of legendary Percy “Chippa-Chippa” Moloi, he displayed all the attributes of the great Chippa. He reveals why at one stage of his career he sported a ponytail, how it was like being raised...

Bullish Amajita tackle Ghana ahead of AFCON

The South African National U-20 side Amajita will play Ghana in friendly match on Monday, 28 January leading up to their first CAF Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations Group A match against the hosts Niger. Amajita are in Group A alongside Niger, Burundi and Nigeria. A top four finish in this eight-nation continental tournament will see Amajita...

Senong to intensify preparations for AFCON

South Africa will enter a critical stage of their preparations for the CAF U-20 African Cup of Nations tournament scheduled for Niger next February when coach Thabo Senong calls up a squad of at least 30 players for final assessment. Speaking at the KwaMahlobo Festive Games in Meadowlands on Wednesday, Senong revealed that he had received...

Mahlambi to spearhead South Africa’s Olympic dream

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has a huge task ahead of them to assemble a technical team to lead the Olympic team to the CAF U-23 African Nations Cup tournament in Cairo, Egypt next year. It may look like the tournament is a considerable distance away, but the fact that qualifiers get underway during the...

A wiseman leads Amajita to next Afcon round

The South African Football Association (SAFA) is working round the clock finalize the paperwork of a South African born player featuring for one of Europe’s top clubs in in time for the third and final qualifying round of the Niger 2019 U-20 tournament. Keith Groenewald is an exceptionally talented 18-year old defender on the books of...