Anastasia (Natasha) Tsichlas

Anastasia (Natasha) grew up in a soccer family, married to an international Greek soccer player, Angelo, coach and administrator.

They were both involved in amateur football, as they always love and believed in the football development.

From 1985 Anastasia was involved with professional football clubs (PSL), in marketing and PR. Swallows ,Blackpool etc.

1987: Appointed as a Manager Director of Sundowns FC.

1988: Sundowns wins the first league title and start to earn a place as a top team in South Africa (Angelo was the coach).

1990: Anastasia and Angelo buy the shares of the club, together with Abe Krok and the glory days of Sundowns starts. The club kept winning trophies more than any other team in South Africa. Also for the first time participate in CAF African Champions League.

 

Sundowns:

CAF Fnal and game of the year 2002

Best team of the decade 1990 – 2000

Sundowns keep up the development and in many occasions has 7 players at the same time in the Bafana Bafana squad.

 

PSL (Professional Soccer League):

Anastasia has been elected as the First Woman in the 11 men NSL PSL Executive.

Served in the security committee of PSL.

Chairperson of the Legacy Committee PSL

As social worker believes in development and how to help the society through football.

SAFA (South Africa Football Association):

First woman been elected at the executive committee of SAFA.

She is an NEC member

First Chairperson of women’s football for years

Served in the indoor football committee

Competitions committee

Task committee for Bafana Bafana FIFA World Cup Korea Japan

5 )Served in SAFA’s international board

6)Chair Person of SAFA’s Technical Committee

7)Chair Person of SAFA’s Referees Committee

8) Chair Person of SAFA’s Medical

 

 

 

CAF

First South African woman been appointed in CAF

Served as Vice President of CAF Women’s Organizing Committee

CAF  Organizing committee women’s football AFCON Equatorial Quinea

Vice President

 

 

FIFA

First Ever South African to be appointed in FIFA’s committee.

Served in FIFA Football Committee together with the great PELE,  George Weah,

Sir Boby Chalton, Franz Beckenbaoure , Michell Platini and many other legends

U17 World Cup Committee

First  FIFA women Acting Chairperson of U17 WWC Azerbaijan 2012

 

 

FIFA World Cup South Africa LOC: 2010

First Woman to be appointed in the Local Organizing Committee (for 2 years the only woman)

Served in the Legacy Committee

2)Served in the Marketing Committee

 

 

Mach Commissioner:

Anastasia serves as a match commissioner

SAFA Play Offs and International Games

CAF International Games both men and women teams as well as National Teams

FIFA Olympic qualifying games

 

 

Honours:

Several honours from both PSL and SAFA

Special award from CAF for Achievement in Football 2003

Woman of the Year 1998

The President of the Republic of South Africa Award

Honour for FIFA World Cup South Africa

 

 

Her dream is to develop both man and  Women’s football in Africa

With  knowledge , determination  and hard work we can make a big

Deference  in children’s Life and our youth in Africa can develop to

The best players ,students and the future Legend’s

 

Anastasia is been elected in September 2013 once again as National Executive

Member of South Africa Football Association .

 

 

 

Anastasia is a business women and  her family is involve in commodity

Business as well as different projects

She is a joint Chair of Tsichlas Investments as well as a share holder of BEE

Companies .

 

THE MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT:

Through football be able to help underprivileged people and the love and respect She gets back from PEOPLE

Thanks God