Staff Reporter.
Former Bafana Bafana midfielder Helman Mkhalele has been named as Bafana Bafana’s second assistant coach.
Mkhalele — the former Bafana star and 1996 Africa Cup of Nations winner as a winger who also played for Jomo Comos and Orlando Pirates — has been a SA under-20 coach.
He has also been the assistant coach to David Notoane for the SA under-23 team.
Safa announced the appointment in a one-line statement put out on the official Bafana Bafana Twitter account on Friday afternoon.
“Safa and Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos have appointed former Bafana Bafana winger Helman Mkhalele as the local assistant coach,” Safa tweeted.
Mkhalele, in a playing career spanning from 1990 to 2008, also played in Turkey for Kayserispor, Ankaragücü, Göztepe and Malatyaspor.
One of the most exciting wingers to play for SA, he earned 66 caps for Bafana.
The other name that was considered for the position is that of SA U23 coach, David Notoane who is currently preparing the team for the Tokyo Olympics coming up in August. However, after meeting both coaches earlier this week, Broos is understood to have independently made the decision to select Mkhalele as the preferred candidate.