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Date of birth | 6 August 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preston Brothers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Orlando Pirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swaraj FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moroka Swallows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ephraim Mashaba (born 6 August 1950) is a South African former soccer player and manager.
Mashaba managed Vaal Reef Stars until the club was relegated from the South African top-tier.[5]
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.[6][7][8][9]
A month later, in February 2004, Mashaba took over Black Leopards.[5]
He became manager of the Swaziland national team in May 2008.[10]
He was appointed as manager of the South Africa national team for a second time in July 2014.[11] He was suspended for disciplinary reasons in November 2016,[12] and was sacked for misconduct in December 2016.[13] He failed in his attempt to appeal the decision.[14]
In January 2019 he became manager of Witbank Spurs.[15] After a poor run of form, he was sacked on 3 April 2019.[16]