Former Kaizer Chiefs centre-back Siyabonga Ngezana has full confidence in the club’s new coach Molefi Ntseki, narrating why he believes he’s the right man to end Amakhosi’s prolonged trophy drought.
Ngezana is banking on “teacher” Ntseki’s intelligence and the experience the mentor gained by coaching the SA Under-17 national team before he was promoted to the Bafana Bafana head coaching role. Ntseki coached Ngezana at the U-17 national side.
“Ntseki is a good guy... wisest guy. I call him a teacher, he knows his football. Even off the field, he’s a good guy and he’s a father figure. He’s more than a football coach. So, I feel he’ll come up with something special if he’s given enough time to implement his ideas. I feel like he’s the right man to bring glory days back,” Ngezana told Sowetan.
“You hardly get coaches who have experience of coaching both junior and senior national teams and Ntseki has that experience... he knows how to deal with youngsters and senior players. He has good man-management skills.”
Ngezana, who was sold by Chiefs to Romanian side FCSB for a fee believed to be in the region of R12m early this month, is convinced that being assisted by Arthur Zwane, whom he worked with as his part-time deputy during his Bafana stint, will also help Ntseki.
Zwane was demoted from head coach to assist Ntseki alongside Dillon Solomon after being in charge last term.
“Remember he (Ntseki) worked with coach Arthur at Bafana, so they are very close. I believe this is a good partnership as well in terms of not abandoning continuity. It’s also good that Ntseki has been at Chiefs for a couple of years, so he knows the Chiefs way of doing things.”
In what was Ntseki’s first game at the helm, albeit a friendly, Chiefs were beaten 1-0 by Tanzanian champions Young African in Dar es Salaam on Saturday.
Chiefs, who officially launch their new kit tonight, will continue with their preparations for the impending season by going to Botswana to face Township Rollers – who have a few South Africans like Thabo Rakhale and Tshepo Matete in their books – at Botswana National Stadium on Saturday.
Ngezana rates Ntseki to bring back glory to Chiefs
'He's more than a football coach, I call him a teacher'
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Former Kaizer Chiefs centre-back Siyabonga Ngezana has full confidence in the club’s new coach Molefi Ntseki, narrating why he believes he’s the right man to end Amakhosi’s prolonged trophy drought.
Ngezana is banking on “teacher” Ntseki’s intelligence and the experience the mentor gained by coaching the SA Under-17 national team before he was promoted to the Bafana Bafana head coaching role. Ntseki coached Ngezana at the U-17 national side.
“Ntseki is a good guy... wisest guy. I call him a teacher, he knows his football. Even off the field, he’s a good guy and he’s a father figure. He’s more than a football coach. So, I feel he’ll come up with something special if he’s given enough time to implement his ideas. I feel like he’s the right man to bring glory days back,” Ngezana told Sowetan.
“You hardly get coaches who have experience of coaching both junior and senior national teams and Ntseki has that experience... he knows how to deal with youngsters and senior players. He has good man-management skills.”
Ngezana, who was sold by Chiefs to Romanian side FCSB for a fee believed to be in the region of R12m early this month, is convinced that being assisted by Arthur Zwane, whom he worked with as his part-time deputy during his Bafana stint, will also help Ntseki.
Zwane was demoted from head coach to assist Ntseki alongside Dillon Solomon after being in charge last term.
“Remember he (Ntseki) worked with coach Arthur at Bafana, so they are very close. I believe this is a good partnership as well in terms of not abandoning continuity. It’s also good that Ntseki has been at Chiefs for a couple of years, so he knows the Chiefs way of doing things.”
In what was Ntseki’s first game at the helm, albeit a friendly, Chiefs were beaten 1-0 by Tanzanian champions Young African in Dar es Salaam on Saturday.
Chiefs, who officially launch their new kit tonight, will continue with their preparations for the impending season by going to Botswana to face Township Rollers – who have a few South Africans like Thabo Rakhale and Tshepo Matete in their books – at Botswana National Stadium on Saturday.
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