Mandla Ncikazi

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Mandla Ncikazi
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-02-16) 16 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth kriel, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Team information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates (technical staff)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
African Wanderers
AmaZulu
Managerial career
Nathi Lions
2015 Maritzburg United
2020–2021 Lamontville Golden Arrows
2021–2022 Orlando Pirates
2022- Orlando Pirates (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mandla Ncikazi (born 16 February 1969) is a South African professional football coach and former player who is part of the technical staff at South African Premier Division club Orlando Pirates.

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Career

Ncikazi was born in Hlokozi, KwaZulu-Natal. [1]

Ncikazi played professional football for African Wanderers and AmaZulu before his career was ended by an achilles tendon injury around 2000. [1] [2] He worked as a school teacher and later as a sports officer in the Department of Education. [1]

Ncikazi went into coaching and held roles as assistant coach at African Wanderers, Durban Stars, Lamontville Golden Arrows, Polokwane City, Free State Stars, Maritzburg United and the South African women's team, whilst he was also head coach at Nathi Lions. [2] He was appointed as manager of Maritzburg United in summer 2015 on a two-year deal, but was sacked in September after a poor start to the campaign. [2] [3] He was appointed as assistant head coach to Clinton Larsen in December 2015. [4] On 15 October 2020, he was appointed as head coach of Lamontville Golden Arrows, [5] but left the club by mutual consent in June 2021. [6]

On 18 June 2021, he joined the backroom staff at Orlando Pirates. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mandla Ncikazi is SA football's quiet coach". New Frame. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Zondi, Dumisani. "'Big Interview': Mandla Ncikazi". News24. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mandla Ncikazi sacked by Maritzburg United". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Golden Arrows appoint new coach". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mandla Ncikazi replaces Steve Komphela as new coach of Golden Arrows". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Golden Arrows stun the nation's soccer lovers after parting ways with coach Mandla Ncikazi".
  7. ↑ "Mandla Ncikazi inks 3 year deal to join Orlando Pirates' technical team".


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