A vibrant and growing football association

Lesotho Football Association

LEFA Coaches

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For the first time, a foreign coach (Mr. Tony Hey) came into picture late in 2004, with the intention of building a team to compete in 2008 Cup of Nations to be held.  He has however been released from his duties as the Lesotho National Coach.

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The associations’ work is to bring together coaches of LEFA and other coaches as well. To equip them with training through regular coaching clinics.

Text Box: LEFA Coaches Association executive members-(This is LEFA’s right hand and its main job is to assist and advice LEFA on technical matters.)
 
 
President-
Mafole Sematlane




Vice President
Mr. Seephephe Matete



Secretary-Lehlohonolo Thotanyane
Vice Sec-Holomo Molibeli
Treasurer-Baba Malephane


MEMBERS

Francis Makhoathi
Setloboko

NATIONAL COACHES

 

 

Senior team– VACANT

Assistant-Motheo Mohapi

 

Under 23-Mahao Matete-Assistant- Motheo Mohapi

 

Makoanyane x1-Seephepehe Matete

Assistant-Lehlohonolo Thotanyane

 

Under17(Bahlabani)- Bishop Molatoli

 

Under 15- Maria

 

Mehalalitoe-Lethola Masimong

 

Under 19(women)- Likhetho Mokhathi

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Text Box: Lesotho Football Coaching Association (LEFCA) manages all activities related to coaching. It advices LEFA on all technical matters such as the selection of a national coach.

Coaching – To become a coach, the prospective candidate becomes a member at LEFCA and is trained to be a qualified coach.

Mr. Sematlane, Mr. S. Matete, Mr. S. Lehlohonolo are official instructors of LEFA (trained by FIFA) whose role is to train people who want to be coaches. These by do by holding workshops throughout the country.

Text Box: Classification of Coaches

A License Diploma (e.g. for Likuena coach)
B License
Advanced (e.g. minimum for Premier)
Intermediate
Basic
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Motheo Mohapi is the assistant coach of LIKOENA.

WHY TONY HEY WAS RELEASED FROM COACHING THE NATIONAL TEAM

 

Absentee national football coach Tony Hey was dismissed on Thursday 7th of October 2005. The preseindent announced the decision during a press conference held at Bambatha Tsíta Sports Arena.  The president said the move followed a disciplinary hearing at which the association laid charges against the coach that included insubordination, absence without leave, and misconduct. This hearing sat in the absence of both Tony Hey (German born) and his representative.