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WIN UNDER BELT: Bafana interim coach Steve Komphela

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The two candidates made the final list after Komphela was interviewed yesterday.

The South African Football Association's technical committee selection panel confirmed yesterday that the top candidates for the job were Komphela and Igesund.

These two candidates have been invited by the committee to make a further presentation to the national executive committee of Safa, which is constitutionally mandated to appoint the Bafana coach by June 30.

"We are delighted that this process is reaching its conclusion," said Safa chief executive Robin Petersen. "Both of these candidates have shown their credentials and either of them would make an excellent national team coach."

The other candidates - Gavin Hunt, Neil Tovey and Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba - were interviewed last week, along with Igesund.

Just three days after halting Bafana Bafana's miserable run of eight matches without a win by guiding the team to a 3-0 win over Gabon, Komphela yesterday had the task of convincing Safa bosses that he could produce results such as Friday's victory in Nelspruit more regularly.

The Gabon side was significantly weaker than the team that did duty in this year's Africa Cup of Nations on home soil, but in a similar vein, under axed coach Pitso Mosimane, Bafana failed to beat a Senegal team that featured predominantly Under-23 players.

Komphela took advantage of the favourable position of having had two games - including a draw against Botswana - to showcase what he could do with the depleted and low-in-confidence Bafana side and the emphatic win could have been just the result that forced a two-way stalemate.

Fans will be pleased with the fact that a South African coach looks destined to take the reins but it remains hard to tell who has the upper hand between the distinguished coaches.

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Jun 19, 2012

KingJulien

head to head - Gordon is better.
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Jun 19, 2012

Kinggeezo

Good luck to the both of them
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Jun 19, 2012

Papoose

I'm pro Komphela!! Steve Komphela 4 HEAD COACH!!!
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Jun 19, 2012

TupacAmaru

Anything But Pitso.
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Jun 19, 2012

Jojo104

It's hard to make a choice for SAFA Bosses, because the two candidates are superpeb and all South Africans. I really don't know on this one...
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Jun 19, 2012

MGEEZ

May the best men win!!!
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Jun 19, 2012

ntshware-ke-yawa

what can one say,both of them have been impressive the whole of last season,they deserve better.
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Jun 19, 2012

Pekelepeketonkana

Well both are good but my vote goes to Komphela.
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Jun 19, 2012

Chambo

I vouch for Gordon Igesund for this opportunity. He has proven without any doubt that he can turn a dead situation into life. His trend record speaks volumes and he deserves a chance given his age. Kompela is good but still needs some experience just like Pitso when the latter started as an assistance.
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Jun 19, 2012

KeRataBasadi

Why not both, why pick one, these two do not strike me as men with over-inflated egos considering their success, surely they can work together for the sake of SA's pride, God knows bafana bafana needs the best possible tacticians and leaders SA soccer can offer, this is the moment.
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