I find myself wih a question of who is to blame? do we as fans blame it on the South African Football Association(SAFA), our local teams or our local talent scouts.
I personally think that the development of football in South Africa leaves much to be desired. The training
of football administraters, coaches and assistants at the development level of football in South Africa are not being given much attention. It is known by every football fan out there, that the future of a nations football lay in its youth and it is critical for young footballers to be groomed in to stars. FIFA confirmed that there is more than a hundred South african football players who are based in both the United States and England and are doing well in their teams. The sad fact is that these players were not developed in South Africa. These players include;
- Norwich city midlefieldder Andrew Surman
- Peterborough's young left back Kgosi Ntlhe
- Malaga's goalkeeper Darren Klee
THE AARON MOKOENA FOUNDATION, ONE OF A FEW ACADEMIES TRYING TO DEVELOP FOOTBALL IN SOUTH AFRICA
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if South Africa hopes to reach a truly world class level when it comes to football then the state of developement in this country must be seriously evaluated. It is unrealistic to simply expect the majority of players to be at a world class level when they reach the senior ranks if they have not been developed properly.
ReplyDeleteWe have all resources to improve the level of the game, but no one can apply them to improve the game. Maybe we should have international bodies to come assist us because this gap is really expanding.
ReplyDeleteDevelopment is the key to produce quality players and looking to South Africa we have what it take to have produce quality from development.The out cry will always be there as those youngsters from develoment doesn't get a chance to be motivate to become good footballers not in a sense of going for cash.
ReplyDeleteone important thing that South African need to get right our youth developement if we can get that right is see no problems in us making a huge imppression in big tournaments i mean youth is our future national team we get them on track then we get a competative first national team in the futuer
ReplyDeleteSouth African football heads should really consult international football heads such as Brazil and get a feel as to what really works in the football idustry. At the rate the South African development is going, we wont have any Steven Pienaars or Benni McCarthys in the near future.
ReplyDeleteThe reason why South Africa still underperforming when we come to football is because many players in our country they play well if they pay them well, this shows that many players in our country love to play soccer because of money not because of passion.
ReplyDeleteIn order for the future South African footballers to become as successful as European footballers, they need to be properly groomed from an early age, so that they can be of world-class standard.
ReplyDeleteIt is unfortunate that soccer in South Africa gets to be ignored but is called a sport that unites people. I mean if it is that important, why not invest in it? It is high time the officials took charge to make the necessary and serious adjustments to develop the football in our country.
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