Romain Folz joins Sundowns as first team assistant coach

22 July 2024 - 19:46
By Mahlatse Mphahlele
Mamelodi Sundowns have confirmed the appointment of Romain Folz as first team assistant coach.
Image: Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns have confirmed the appointment of Romain Folz as first team assistant coach.

Mamelodi Sundowns have announced the appointment of Frenchman Romain Folz as first team assistant coach. 

Folz joins the seven-time successive DStv Premiership champions from FIFAโ€™s high-performance department, where he worked on the development of football.

He becomes part of a technical team of head coach Manqoba Mngqithi, senior assistant Steve Komphela, goalkeeper coach Wendell Robinson and assistant goalkeeper coach Kennedy Mweene. 

โ€œRomain joins the 2023-24 PSL champions from FIFA's high-performance department where he worked on the development of football,โ€ Sundowns said.

โ€œFolz, who holds a Uefa Pro Licence, has previously worked in South Africa [with Marumo Gallants and AmaZulu] and across Africa in Guinea, Botswana, and Ghana.

โ€œSundowns' players and technical team have warmly received Romain into their [preseason] camp in Austria.โ€

Folz had little success with Gallants and AmaZulu as a head coach but, at just 34 years of age, can be seen as a rising star in the profession.

Sundowns added they โ€œwill play more competitive matches [in Austria] in the next few days as part of the ongoing preseason preparationsโ€.