Benni and Neeskens team up in soccer talent hunt
THREE youngsters will be chosen to impress former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola.
MODEL: Bucs striker Benni McCarthy
BUSY: Downs coach Johan NeeskensJohan Neeskens will put aside a disappointing debut season with club Mamelodi Sundowns to unearth South Africa's best young talent over the next two months.
The former Barcelona assistant and Absa Premiership title winner Benni McCarthy begin their search to find the best three amateur footballers aged 16 to 20 in Johannesburg this weekend.
Neeskens is out of the country on holiday but will return later this month to prepare the players picked in a football camp for the trip to Barcelona, Spain, in August.
The Sundowns coach and McCarthy were selected as scouts for a nationwide search to give aspiring footballers a shot at turning professional and meeting former Barca coach Pep Guardiola.
Guardiola will then hand-pick the last young player standing - from 100 hopefuls - who will get a two-month deal at the Nike Academy and will get to fight for a contract with a European powerhouse.
Reyaad Pieterse, a former Wits junior goalkeeper, was the success story last year and is now on the books of Irish club Shamrock Rovers.
Neeskens, who rates South Africa's young talent highly, will not only work with one ex-Bafana footballer in McCarthy, the all-time national team goalscorer with 31 goals.
Shaun Bartlett and Craig Rosslee will also be part of the project, but Neeskens and McCarthy have the final word on the best three youngsters.
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MGEEZ
Ok, that should be interesting...Report Abuse
Dominic
Keep up the good work Benni and Neeskens, I cannot help but admire what you two guys are doing for our soccer.Report Abuse
Tgee
zebra cows cannot search for talent... imagine Tacow and Nyawana searching for young talent lolUP THE BUCS
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MGEEZ
Bosso ke mang? Ke Bennie; Bosso ke mang? Ke Bennie; Bosso ke mang? Ke Bennie; Bosso ke mang? Ke Bennie; Bosso ke mang? Ke Bennie; Bosso ke mang? Ke Bennie; Bosso ke mang? Ke Bennie;Bosso ke mang? i like the ryme of that song. lolReport Abuse
Bodigelo
Why are there no black people in the scouting team *just asking*Report Abuse
tpaz
NesSpray is a good coach- problems he coaches pre ma donasReport Abuse
Indomitably
@Tgee,ur coment has no meanin. Coment bcoz u hv sumthn 2 say nt bcoz u hv 2 ryt sumthn!Report Abuse
Buc4life
BodigeloWhy are there no black people in the scouting team *just asking*
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G Morning
Is Benni not black? Is Shawn not black?
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Buc4life
Tgeezebra cows cannot search for talent... imagine Tacow and Nyawana searching for young talent lol
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Hello my champ.
But, this has nothing to do with Chiefs, my DTC, and Shabba is a very respectable man, who can unearth talent just as well.
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Vhamsanda
Well done Bennie. This is what we call Youth empowerement. I am starting to like you my bru.Report Abuse
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