New coach for South Africa

Jomo Sono will resign as coach of South Africa today when he meets officials to plot the future of the country's soccer team, he said yesterday. But South Africa's World Cup coach is to stay in his position as head of the technical committee at the...

Jomo Sono will resign as coach of South Africa today when he meets officials to plot the future of the country's soccer team, he said yesterday. But South Africa's World Cup coach is to stay in his position as head of the technical committee at the South African Football Association, effectively overseeing all the country's national sides. Sono said he would recommend that assistant Trott Moloto and under-23 coach Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba be appointed to replace him.

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