Former Bafana Bafana Captain Aaron Mokoena Joins National Setup as a Team Coach

• The South African Football Association has roped in a former national team captain to its technical staff
• Aaron Mokoena was recently appointed as the assistant coach of the South African under-17 team
• He will be assisting another former Bafana Bafana player in part-time coach Duncan Crowie

Aaron Mokoena has been appointed as South Africa's under-17 team's assistant coach.

The former Bafana Bafana captain, the team's most capped South African men's international player, will be assisting another former Bafana player in Duncan Crowie. He is also set to be named as SAFA's new head of development.

According to the Daily Sun, Mokoena said:

"I have always been so concerned about our development. I think development is where my heart lies, hence I have put my name forward in terms of development. I am quite delighted that SAFA are looking upon this because it is what I always ask.

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"I'm just talking about it now. I am being appointed to be an assistant coach for our national team Under-17. And I am also soon going to be appointed as a head of development of SAFA.

In January 2021, Mokoena joined Cape Town City FC as an assistant coach under Jan Olde Riekerink, before departing the club unexpectedly toward the end of the same year.

Bafana coach Hugo Broos says that they are playing 'weaker' opponents Botswana and Sierre Leone for confidence

Bafana Bafana will take on Sierre Leone this afternoon and Botswana on Tuesday evening.

Coach Hugo Broos said that the 'weakness' of these two opponents was by design in terms of chosen teams, considering the poor 2022 the national team has had. South Africa has won one match all year.

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According to the Daily Sun, the Belgian said:

"We were looking this time for opponents that were a little bit less than the opponents before, like Ghana, France and Morocco to gain a little confidence for ourselves.

"It is three defeats [this year]. It is a moment now to try to have a victory. That does not mean the game on Saturday will be easy."