We’ve many talented young players in this Country, but due to political interference players like Sam Mabelane (23) and Lucky Modisakeng (21) from Soweto, Phiri can’t be on National team because they’re under privileged. Sam Mabelane said “We’ve been training with lot of local teams and whenever we hear about trials, we go there without a doubt because we know what we can do”. However, the passion of the ball jugglers is dropping bit by bit but that doesn’t stop them from what they believe it’s God’s gift.
Despite not having sponsorship, Sam and Lucky travels from Soweto, Phiri to Pretoria, Sunnyside in order to showcase their skills. Sam further said they’re trying to market their selves; maybe someone can introduce them to one of professional clubs.
It is very saddening to see Government intervention and spoiling the game of football. SAFA need to invest in the next generation of players because, for all the heart and passion the current crop of Bafana players showed, they just aren’t good enough to compete with the rest of Africa. There seems to be plenty of light at the end of the tunnel for the South African, especially as the South African Football Association’s bosses are considering giving Gordon Igesund the head coaching position up until the 2018 World Cup.
But while we are all still gutted about Bafana’s exit, what is SAFA doing to develop the next generation of South African football stars?
The problem at the moment is that the country doesn’t have world-class players because of a lack of development structures at grassroots level.
There is this misperception that the PSL is a strong league, at a level where we can pick a competitive Bafana team made up of only locally-based players. But while the league is strong on the financial front, the quality has been poor over the last few years.
The facts that players develop so late in their careers have got a lot to do with the lack of specialised coaching at age-group levels.
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