Ian Gorowa coach of Mamelodi Sundowns
Rulani Mokwena, Thomas Nare, Ian Gorowa and Themba Ngwenya were the four Mamelodi Sundowns coaches who graduated from the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) Level 3 Pro License coaching course.
“Their newly acquired knowledge will further help strengthen the Mamelodi Sundowns Youth Development,” Head of Youth Development Sam Mbatha told the club’s website as he congratulated the four coaches.
The course was conducted by SAFA Director of Coaching Education Michael Nees, with the assistance of SAFA instructors Franz Mogashoa, Steve Coetsee and Urban de Kock. Almost 30 guest lecturers were also involved in it.
The graduates received their certificates from SAFA President Kirsten Nematandani, SAFA CEO Dr Robin Petersen and Markus Bollmohr, Head of Culture and Sport at the German Embassy. Also in attendance were Ashford Mamelodi and Juerg Nepfer from FIFA.
The course started with the first phase six months ago (16 January), and ended last month (13 June).
The SAFA Level 3 Pro-License coaching course is the highest coaching qualification offered in South Africa. It was conducted over a period of seventy days (70 days) in seven phases made up of different modules covering a variety of topics.