Venda Football Academy (VFA) have announced the appointment of Michael Loftman as the new head coach for the 2022/23 season, with the option to extend for further two-years.
Loftman has worked for clubs such as Lommel SK (Belgium), Orlando Pirates, Lusaka Dynamos (Zambia), Tottenham Hotspur (UK – Football Development Coach).
He has also been a Coach-Analyst with the
Egyptian National Team.
“In our engagement with Loftman, which led to this appointment, we were impressed by his vision for the team, his enthusiasm and determination to achieve the club’s objective and overall vision,” said club Chairman Itani Munzhelele.
“The Venda Football Academy project is a very exciting opportunity to develop players and compete with some great teams in the GladAfrica Championship. It is a privilege to be given the opportunity. Thank you to the Chairman of VFA Mr Munzhelele and Mr Ramaite, for showing the faith and support to me to help the
club reach its objectives,” said Loftman who holds amongst others the UEFA A, UEFA B Coaching Courses, Sports Science & Coaching Master’s degree (Brunel University) qualifications.
He will be assisted by Luvhengo Mungomeni, Azwinndini Maphaha as Goalkeeper Coach, Prinil Deen as a Performance Analyst, Sibusiso Makhula as a Conditioning Coach and Vhuhwavho Nemauluma a Biokineticist.
The team has retained Rowan Hendriks as Head of Youth Development.
