Jerry Tshabalala

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Jerry Tshabalala
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Tshabalala at Lucas Moripe Stadium
Personal information
Date of birth 28 May 1980
Place of birth Tembisa, Gauteng
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Club Casablanca (Head Coach)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2012-2024 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
2025- Sporting Club Casablanca

Jerry Tshabalala is South African professional soccer manager and current head coach of the Moroccan Women's Championship D1 side Sporting Club Casablanca.

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The Tembisa born native is one of the most decorated coaches in African women's football. He won the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League and the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League. He has won a record seven South African women's league titles. [1]

Coaching career

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In October 2012, Tshabalala became the manager of Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.

In 2013 he won his first provincial title the Gauteng Sasol League and qualified for the national championship. He won his maiden national title at the 2013 Sasol League National Championship defeating Ma-Indies from Limpopo 2-0 in the final. [2]

In 2015 he was his second Gauteng Sasol League title and the 2015 Sasol League National Championship where he was also named coach of the tournament. [3] His team set a championship record when they defeated Galeshewe Ladies from Northern Cape 25-0.

He won the SAFA Women's League a record four times in 2019-20, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. He was named coach of the year at the SAFA Women's League awards 2021, 2022 and 2024. [4] [5]

In 2021, he won inaugural CAF Women's Champions League 2-0 against Hasaacas Ladies from Ghana making him the first CAF Women's Champions League winning coach. [6] In 2022, his side were runner's up in the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League going down 4-0 to AS FAR from Morocco. [7] He won his second CAF Women's Champions League in the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League 3-0 against Sporting Club Casablanca from Morocco. This made him the first coach to win two CAF Women's Champions League titles. [8]

2023 IFFHS ranking

He was ranked 8th in the IFFHS Women's World Best Club Coach in 2023. [9]

Sporting Club Casablanca

In July 2025, he was appointed manager of Moroccan Women's Championship club Sporting Club Casablanca. [10] [11]

Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Ngidi, Njabulo. "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies' Jerry Tshabalala now wants to conquer the world". Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ↑ SAFA (1 December 2013). "Sundowns Deserved SASOL League Champions". gsport4girls. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies win Sasol League". Daily Sun. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Sundowns Ladies win big at inaugural Hollywoodbets Super League awards". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sundowns Ladies dominate the 2022 Hollywoodbets Super League Awards". SAFA.net. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Mjikeliso, Sibusiso. "Sundowns Ladies make history by winning first-ever CAF Women's Champions League title". news24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Sport24 staff. "Sundowns taste defeat in CAF Women's Champions League final: 'We lost with pride'". news24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Ngidi, Njabulo. "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies' Jerry Tshabalala now wants to conquer the world". news24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "IFFHS". iffhs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Online, Central News (20 July 2025). "South African Coach Jerry Tshabalala Appointed New Head of Moroccan Women's Side Sporting Club Casablanca | Central News South Africa". centralnews.co.za. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Mamelodi Sundowns' Champions League trophy-winning coach takes charge of Moroccan club Casablanca | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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