Molefi Ntseki

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Molefi Ntseki
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-08-18) 18 August 1969 (age 54) [1]
Place of birth Botshabelo, South Africa [1]
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2019 South Africa (caretaker)
2019–2021 South Africa
2023 Kaizer Chiefs

Molefi Ntseki (born 18 August 1969) is a South African football coach.

Career

After coaching various national youth teams he became interim manager of the South African senior national team in August 2019. [2] He was appointed permanent manager later that month. [3] In October 2019 he spoke of the need for consistency with the national team players. [4] He was sacked on 31 March 2021. [5]

In May 2021 he became Head of Technical and Youth Development Academy at Kaizer Chiefs. [6] [7] In June 2023 he became head coach of Kaizer Chiefs, [8] before being sacked in October 2023. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Molefi Ntseki at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Molefi Ntseki steps in as Stuart Baxter resigns as South Africa coach". 3 August 2019 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "South Africa: Molefi Ntseki appointed as permanent Bafana Bafana coach". 31 August 2019 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "South Africa coach Molefi Ntseki points to consistency". 29 October 2019 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. "Safa fires Molefi Ntseki as Bafana Bafana coach". TimesLIVE.
  6. "Ex-Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki joins Kaizer Chiefs coaching ranks". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. "Ntseki Given A New Lease On Life By Amakhosi". Free State World Online Newspaper. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. "Kaizer Chiefs unveil Ntseki as new head coach". SowetanLIVE.
  9. Butler, Lynn. "Kaizer Chiefs part ways with Ntseki after turbulent start to the season". Sport.