Reneilwe Letsholonyane hopeful to coach Bafana one day

Former Kaizer Chiefs and SuperSport United midfielder Reneilwe Letsholonyane has expressed his ambition of coaching Bafana Bafana in the future.

The 41-year-old is currently the assistant coach of the SA U20 team.

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“My ambitions, obviously as a young coach now, is in the near future to be a Bafana Bafana coach – but the journey starts somewhere, and currently I’m the assistant coach for the U20 national team,” said Letsholonyane during an interview with SABC Sport.

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Yeye gave credit to Bafana Bafana following their third-place finish at the African Cup of Nations.

“I think it was one of our best tournaments, considering that we haven’t been qualifying for tournaments, and when we are there, we haven’t been going through the knockout stages,” said the former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder.

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“When the tournament started, Bafana were not given a chance. Almost everyone thought they would not even qualify for the knockouts.”

“Playing in the semi-final was a huge thing. For me, it’s a foundation that has been laid so that we get back to where we should be, in terms of conquering Africa.

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“No one thought they would be where they are – third-best country on the continent. Now there’s [World Cup] qualifiers coming up in the next few weeks and months, and it’s a booster for them. Going forward, it will be a continuation from where we left off,” Letsholonyane added.