In fact, only Daylon Claasen and Dino Ndlovu from that Under-20 team have been named in the Bafana Bafana squad to play against Central African Republic on March 23 in Cape Town.
According to Igesund, South Africa is shooting itself in the foot by failing to ensure that junior internationals progress to the senior team and that is where he plans to come in: to stop the rot.
“For example, there is Thabani Mthembu at Platinum Stars; he has scored in every single game for the Under-20s. This player, surely, must be in our plans for the 2018 World Cup. We must make sure we don’t lose our players who are playing in the Under-17, Under-20 and Under-23 teams. So I will call up such players to train with the senior team and I will start off with Ronwen Williams,” Igesund says.
“When I look at the stats: Holland, Spain, Germany, England, all these teams, when they played in the World Cup, they had 22 of their 23 players that had played for every single team in their youth teams. We need to have this kind of set-up in our football, otherwise we are never going to go anywhere.
“So we must nurture these players. The Under-17, Under-20 and Under-23 coaches will play the same way as the senior team so we can have an identity. So that’s our master plan going forward,” Igesund adds.
SA Under-20 squad that played in the 2009 World Cup
Darren Keet, Sibusiso Khumalo, Sibusiso Mxoyana, Thulani Hlatshwayo, Ramahlwe Mphahlele, Kamohelo Mokotjo, Daylon Claasen, Sameehg Doutie, Thulani Ngcepe, Thulani Serero, Philani Khwela, Mandla Masango, Gladwin Shitolo, Phumelele Bhengu, Andile Jali, Thela Ngobeni, George Maluleka, Kermit Erasmus, Collen Zulu, Dino Ndlovu and Tawfeeq Salie
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Darren Keet, Sibusiso Khumalo, Sibusiso Mxoyana, Thulani Hlatshwayo, Ramahlwe Mphahlele, Kamohelo Mokotjo, Daylon Claasen, Sameehg Doutie, Thulani Ngcepe, Thulani Serero, Philani Khwela, Mandla Masango, Gladwin Shitolo, Phumelele Bhengu, Andile Jali, Thela Ngobeni, George Maluleka, Kermit Erasmus, Collen Zulu, Dino Ndlovu and Tawfeeq Salie
THESE BOYS CAN BEAT THE CURRENT BB SQUAD STRAIGHT OUT.
Mathoho replace Sangweni
Erusmus regular
Jali tried and failed
K4L : let's hear
GI himself at Swallows opted for pensioners in his team that kept chocking entire season. At national level the same coach is still opting for experienced players who played in the world cup n failed with distinction but still selecting them. Start playing this junior players first at national level then maybe the PSL teams will take a leaf out that n stop contradicting yourself.
He also release one song after Baroka fc trap Tortoises fc dat he will also consider players from first division. go to Hell Boerman u can dom all Hobbos not all of us.
Mathoho replace Sangweni
Erusmus regular
Jali tried and failed
K4L : let's hear
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leave Jali alone wena slima
SAFA should adopt the Rugby & Cricket models by investing in schools' soccer, university soccer, etc. to serve two purposes - identify talent early & address age cheating problem.......so far its about your agent or the team you play for....
Zebras will never win a CL not in their existence @least in eeemza skhwizas and phefeni gal wet dreams. Entertaining them its a waste of time let me get ready for financial accounting test I've already exhausted my time with these illeterate noisy zebr
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\"Illeterate\" what's that?
We have illiterate not illeterate of urs.
I'm still waiting for an answer:
If Orlando Pierats its a learning centre, then what is Maluti FET College?
Answer pls
K4L : let's hear
GI doesn't like Jali it's unquestionably veritable.
Ingesund must keep this to himself cos he is really not interested in giving some young players a chance ,Maluleka ,williams,keet ,Patosi ,Mathoho ,Chapman etc deserve a chance to prove themselves