Teams and Coaches
Meet the teams and coaches
U14 Performance Team
High Performance League ・ Since 2016
Sikalele Ndlovu
Skialele (nickname: Six) is responsible for coaching our U14 Performance team since 2021.
Graham Knott
Graham Knott has been a soccer coach for 30 years. His caring nature and many years of experience make him an extremely valauble member of Young Bafana. Alongside his role as a Manager for the U14 Team, he is in charge of the education and the nutrition sector.
U16 Performance Team
High Performance League ・ Since 2015
Carlo Krieling
Carlo Krieling now 29, has been coaching since the age of 18 and is a CAF A qualified coach. He recently returned from Zambia where he was the head coach of Panathinaikos, Zambia. Carlo is currently the U16 head coach and technical director of Young Bafana.
Lio Madzinge
Coach Lio is supporting Young Bafana both as an assistant coach for our U16 and as Head Coach for our Social Teams and therefore plays a central role in our coaching team.
YB Stars
Age groups: U7-U9 & U10-U14・YB Arena ・Since 2010・ More info: www.youngbafana.com/en/yb-stars/
Lio Madzinge
Coach Lio is supporting Young Bafana both as an assistant coach for our U16 and as Head Coach for our Social Teams and therefore plays a central role in our coaching team.
Ishmael Nketu
Ishmael is another central part of our Social Team coaching staff. As he not only attends every session but also takes over some administrative tasks.
Siyanda Tyuthwana
Siyanda (short: Siya) is a former Young Bafana player. We are very happy that he is still part of our family, now as one of our Social Team coaches.