Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Lehlohonolo Majoro has highly praised Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker for the tremendous work he’s put in at the club.
Stellies has been growing each and every season in the past five seasons where they even reached the CAF Confederation Cup semifinal and won the Carling Knockout Cup which was their first major trophy since gaining promotion to the elite league.
The Cape Winelands side finished in the top eight in all the past five seasons, and they have achieved this even though they have lost their quality players in almost every season. M
‘Major’ took his hat off for the longest serving coach in the PSL stating that this is a milestone.
“Let me tell you about Steve Barker because I must give credit to him. For the past four or five seasons, they have been doing well, and because I’m a lover of football, I did a bit of research, and I overheard that they had a five-year plan. And their five-year plan was at least to sell three players in those five years, or four and win one trophy,” Majoro told iDiski Times.
“They have done that. They’ve won a trophy in the past five years. They have sold not only three, but they have sold, I think, 13 players, and with that being said, they still produce players that add value within them.
“It shows that the coach knows his team, he knows the players, and he gives opportunities to youngsters. And this is the best tournament where new players that have joined teams get launched, get to be seen by the supporters and the football fraternity as a whole.
“I believe Steve Barker has done a tremendous job, and he was a bit unlucky last season when he lost in the final.”
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