Former TS Galaxy head coach Sead Ramovic says the pride of seeing his former protégés in the South African senior national team is just as a good as winning a cup.
The German born mentor spent three years with the Rockets between 2021 and 2024 nurturing the talents of Bathusi Aubaas, Puso Dithejane, Samukele Kabini, Khulumani Ndamane, Kamogelo Sebelebele and Lebone Seema among other players.
Aubaas and Ndamane have since moved to Mamelodi Sundowns while Sebelebele and Seema have joined Orlando Pirates and Dithejane and Kabini have moved abroad to Chicago FC in the MLS and Molde FK in Norway respectively.
The players are all currently in Pitso Mosimane’s outfit that won back-to-back 2027 AFCON qualifiers against Guinea and Eretria, to be followed by the international friendly against Egypt on Sunday.
Ramovic spoke to IDiski Times senior journalist Lorenz Köhler in edition 275 of the newspaper where he expressed his pride in the players do well saying it makes his time at Galaxy worth it.
“To see Aubaas, Puso, Kabini, Ndamane, Mike [Sebelebele] and Lebone in the Bafana squad gives me so much happiness,” Ramovic told IDiski Times.
“They are fantastic guys, and I am very happy for them. We brought players from our own academy and from other academies like Kaizer Chiefs, where their potential had not been recognised. We recognised it.
“What we achieved at TS Galaxy was something very special, and I am very proud of it. Maybe my work in the PSL has been overlooked.
“I know other coaches can develop young players too, but to develop so many young players at the same time and see so many of them reach the highest level is something very special.
“For a coach, developing players who reach the national team should count as much as winning a cup.”
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