Notoane to guide SA Under-23 to Tokyo 2020
New coach has been in charge of Mamelodi Sundowns’ Multichoice Diski Challenge reserve team for three years
The SA Football Association (Safa) has appointed former Santos striker David Notoane as coach of the national Under-23 team. Safa said the 50-year-old Notoane‚ who assisted Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba as SA Under-23 coach in 2011‚ has been appointed to the Olympic team on Wednesday. Notoane has been coach of Mamelodi Sundowns’ Multichoice Diski Challenge reserve team for three years. A statement on Safa’s website read: “Notoane who is currently head coach of Mamelodi Sundowns’ MDC side‚ is not new to national team assignments. He led Amajita [the SA Under-20s] to the historic Commonwealth Cup title in Russia in 2015 before helping [current Under-20 coach] Thabo Senong as his assistant during the Caf Under-20 Eight Nations tournament in Senegal the same year. He reached the final of the Durban annual Under-19 International tournament in 2016 before losing to eventual winners Arsenal.” Notoane coached Santos in the National First Division in 2013-14‚ steering them to fifth place. “I am v...
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