21 February 2018 – The South African National U20 Men’s Team (Amajita) head Coach Thabo Senong is out in Amsterdam, Netherlands for the first block of the Johan Cruyff Master Coaching Course, from 19 – 24 February 2018.

The second and third block of the course will take place in June and September 2018.

Thabo Senong has become a force to be reckoned with over the years of coaching national teams, and has come through all the ranks of the SAFA Coaching Education levels.

He began studying his coaching at SAB League level, passed all his CAF Coaching Levels and is also currently doing his FIFA/CIES Executive Programme in Sport Management. A true student of the game Senong believes in the power of education and feels that “one is never too old to learn something new

“The Johan Cruyff Master Coaching Course has broadened my view of coaching. The lecturers here are highly experienced and knowledgeable. We are a group of coaches from all over the world, with different methodologies, challenges and ideas about modern football so this helps to get a greater understanding of international football” said Senong.

“We are exploring different coaching styles in order to improve our own styles in our different countries”.