Newly appointed Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund believes the national team is destined for greatness under his guidance.
Gordon Igesund has been named as the new Bafana Bafana coach ahead of fellow South African Steve Komphela.
The culture of entitlement and big money needs to change if Bafana is to escape the hole dug by the football bosses, writes Carlos Amato.
Safa has confirmed that Pitso Mosimane has been sacked as Bafana Bafana head coach after his team failed to win any of their last seven matches.
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/ 4 November 2011
Moroka Swallows coach Gordon Igesund has vowed that his team will be different in their PSL match against giants Orlando Pirates on Saturday.
Moroka Swallows coach Gordon Igesund has said he would be targeting a top-eight finish for the side in the coming season.
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/ 16 December 2010
It’s payback time for bottom-ranked club Moroka Swallows who are determined to turn the corner on a disappointing season so far
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/ 3 December 2010
He was known as "The Golden Boy" of the Premier League for his unique achievement in guiding four different clubs to the Premier League title.
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/ 30 November 2010
New Moroka Swallows coach Gordon Igesund is under no illusions as to the task ahead in lifting the demoralised Birds off the foot of the league table.
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/ 14 December 2009
Free State Stars will be aiming to defend their unbeaten away record under Gordon Igesund when they face Orlando Pirates in Soweto on Tuesday night.
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/ 10 December 2009
Gordon Igesund collected his first win as the coach of Free State Stars when his side beat Lamontville Golden Arrows 1-0 on Wednesday.
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/ 23 November 2009
New Free State Stars coach Gordon Igesund will make changes when his side meets Ajax Cape Town in their Absa Premiership clash on Wednesday night.
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/ 17 November 2009
Gordon Igesund on Tuesday spelt out his plans and reasons for joining struggling Absa Premiership outfit Free State Stars.
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/ 11 November 2009
The PSL coaching merry-go-round was in full swing on Tuesday as Gordon Igesund left Maritzburg United and Sammy Troughton was sacked at Black Aces.
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/ 20 October 2009
As the post-Joel Santana era dawns, the M&G Online takes a look at some of those in the running for the Bafana hot seat.
Gordon Igesund has come out in support of Bafana Bafana´s performance after their 2-0 defeat by Portugal on Tuesday.
Maritzburg United’s Gordon Igesund believes if his side beat BidVest Wits in their Absa Premiership clash, their relegation fears are over.
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/ 18 February 2009
A win over Golden Arrows in the Absa Premiership derby on Saturday would virtually see Maritzburg United home and dry as regards their PSL future.
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/ 27 January 2009
Maritzburg United coach Gordon Igesund is calm as he gets his troops ready for an Absa Premiership battle against Celtic on Wednesday.
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/ 29 September 2008
Maritzburg United coach Gordon Igesund appears to be waving his magic coaching wand once again.
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/ 15 September 2008
Kaizer Chiefs coach Muhsin Ertugral has called on the South African Football Association to ban Maritzburg United’s Gary Goldstone for 10 weeks.
Gordon Igesund faces one of his biggest challenges when he leads newly promoted Maritzburg United back into the promised land of the Absa Premiership.
Sundowns technical director Ted Dumitru has threatened to sue TV analyst David Kekana for saying that he had interfered in coach Trott Moloto’s job.
Former Mamelodi Sundowns coach Gordon Igesund is eyeing a possible coaching job in the Austrian first division.
It was described by their officials as a point ”worth its weight in gold” after relegation-embattled Thanda Royal Zulu had drawn 1-1 with Santos in Hammarsdale on Sunday afternoon. And when it comes to splashing out nuggets of gold, the team whose ownership is embedded in Swedish connections is not averse to buying success.
Jomo Cosmos are not pushing the panic buttons … just yet. Ezenkosi suffered their ninth defeat of the season when they were beaten 3-1 away to Bloemfontein Celtic on the weekend, which sees them drop to 15th spot on the Absa Premiership with 22 points — the same number as bottom team Black Leopards.
Ordinarily, this time of the football season would be about which of the traditional top-three teams are best placed to win the Premier Soccer League (PSL) championship. But it increasingly appears that not all, if any, of the three teams that have dominated the PSL honours will make it to the top eight of the log.
Struggling Premier Soccer League (PSL) club Bloemfontein Celtic said on Monday that they had fired coach Khabo Zondo. Zondo, who also assists national coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, was axed a day after mid-table Celtic conceded three late goals to lose 3-1 at Moroka Swallows.
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/ 28 February 2008
Wednesday night was former Bafana Bafana coach Trott Moloto’s baptism as the caretaker coach of Mamelodi Sundowns following the premature, much-publicised departure of Gordon Igesund earlier in the week. But it was the same old Sundowns who slumped to a 3-1 Premier Soccer League defeat against Moroka Swallows at Loftus.
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/ 25 February 2008
Mamelodi Sundowns announced on Sunday night that coach Gordon Igesund and the club will be parting ways. Recently appointed media and communications manager Mahlatse Mphahlele announced ”the club and coach will be parting company on an amicable basis with immediate effect”.
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/ 24 February 2008
Bloemfontein Celtic beat Amazulu 3-2 in a Premier Soccer League (PSL) match at a packed Seisa Ramabodu Stadium in Bloemfontein on Sunday. In other matches, Mamelodi Sundowns handed victory to Wits University, Orlando Pirates were beaten by Santos, and Ajax beat Cosmos.
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/ 28 January 2008
After watching Bafana Bafana lose 3-1 to Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations group stage game on Sunday night, Mamelodi Sundowns coach Gordon Igesund says certain players are not being used in their best positions. ”I believe that a team has to be built around the strengths of its players,” he said.