Picture: Drugs allegedly confiscated during operation/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
A 35-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for dealing in drugs. This comes after the police received a tip-off about alleged drug dealing at Pabalello, near Upington during Operation Shanela on Friday. The ZF Mgcawu District police spokesperson, Sergeant Omphile Masegela said, the Upington Border Police and K9 police, followed up and searched the identified house.
Masegela further said they seized cocaine to the value of R90 720, dagga to the value of R1 300, and an undisclosed amount of cash believed to be the proceeds of drugs were confiscated.
“The suspect is expected to appear in the Upington Magistrate’s Court soon. The continuous fight against drug dealing by the police in the ZF Mgcawu District led to the arrest,” he said.
The CAF Coaching Convention has re-admitted the South African Football Association (SAFA), paving the way for South Africa to host the CAF A License Coaching diploma from 13-20 November 2023. The prestigious course will be divided into four phases and requires a total of 200 hours of study.
SAFA Technical Director Walter Steenbok said, among the selected batch of coaches from 65 applications, a total of 25 participants can now look forward to earning their coveted CAF A badges by June 2024. Steenbok expressed his satisfaction about this turn of events and said they are extremely excited about the upcoming course.
“We believe that, the association has taken a big step forward by being back in the convention. CAF regulations stipulate that, head coaches must possess either a Pro or CAF A license before sitting on benches during continental competitions like the Champions League and the Confederations Cup, leading us towards empowering our local talented coaches.
“Earlier this year, we expressed that, our goal was to ensure that coaches are fully equipped for their duties. A significant achievement towards this objective is the re-introduction of the CAF A License, which is considered as a major accomplishment to SAFA’s Coach Education department,” he said.
Steenbok further said they anticipate that, more courses will be available for both male and female coaches by 2024. He added that, it has been six years since they conducted the CAF B and A course in South Africa, however, they have managed to get accreditation and satisfy the new manuals’ requirements of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
“The coaches listed below have been accepted into the course with success: Alliance Kubayi, Alex Zondi, Bilton Musonda, Boebie Solomons, Bongani Manzini, Carol Kanyemba, Dennis Makinka, Eric Tinkler, Gavin Hunt, Godfrey Sapula, Grand de Smidt, Jabulani Mendu, Kabelo Malapane, Lunga Ngwane, Marcus Mashilo, Monde Hlatshwayo, Nkosana Mabhena, Pogiso Makhoye, Sailor Tshabalala, Steve Barker, Tiro Van Rooyen, Tlisane Motaung, Thulani Mthimkulu, Wesley Segel and Zane Ryklief.
Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos has named his final 23-member squad for this month’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda. Broos’ charges host Benin at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on 18 November 2023 and then travel to East Central Africa, to face Rwanda on 21 November 2023.
Broos said, he has confidence in the players he has selected to get the World Cup qualifying campaign off to a good start. He said striker, Lyle Foster was not part of the team that was named on Friday afternoon.
“The Burnley player’s omission was due to a medical problem. I spoke to the doctor of the club and to the coach, and they asked me to be discreet about it. Lyle is a good player and has progressed a lot in the last year.
“He did very well also in the English Premier League with Burnley and already scored three times this season. This is the kind of player you always want in your team, certainly when those important games are coming up. But it is what it is and we cannot change it. We hope he will recover as soon as possible,” said Broos.
He further said the team will go into camp at the University of Pretoria on 13 November 2023 and travel to Durban on 17 November 2023. Broos added that, after playing Benin in the coastal city, they will travel to Rwanda on 19 November 2023 and return to South Africa on 22 November 2023.
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