Ephraim Mashaba (born 6 August 1950) is a South African former soccer player and manager.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1950-08-06) 6 August 1950 (age 72) | ||
Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
Preston Brothers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Orlando Pirates | |||
Swaraj FC | |||
Moroka Swallows | |||
Teams managed | |||
Vaal Reef Stars | |||
South Africa U20 | |||
1998–2002 | South Africa U23 | ||
2002–2004 | South Africa | ||
2004 | Black Leopards | ||
2008–2010 | Swaziland | ||
South Africa U23 | |||
2012–2014 | South Africa U17 | ||
2014–2016 | South Africa | ||
2019 | Witbank Spurs | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mashaba managed Vaal Reef Stars until the club was relegated from the South African top-tier.[2]
He managed the South Africa national team, but was sacked from the team on the eve of the 2004 African Cup of Nations in January 2004 after previously having been suspended.[3][4][5][6]
A month later, in February 2004, Mashaba took over Black Leopards.[2]
He became manager of the Swaziland national team in May 2008.[7]
He was appointed as manager of the South Africa national team for a second time in July 2014.[8] He was suspended for disciplinary reasons in November 2016,[9] and was sacked for misconduct in December 2016.[10] He failed in his attempt to appeal the decision.[11]
In January 2019 he became manager of Witbank Spurs.[12] After a poor run of form, he was sacked on 3 April 2019.[13]
Eswatini national football team – managers | |
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South Africa men's soccer squad – 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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South Africa squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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South Africa national soccer team – managers | |
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