Jerry Tshabalala is South African professional soccer manager and current head coach of the SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.

Jerry Tshabalala
Personal information
Date of birth 28 May
Place of birth Tembisa, Gauteng
Team information
Current team
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (Head Coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2012- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

The Tembisa born native is one of the most decorated coaches in African women's football. He won the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League and the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League. He has won a record six SAFA Women's League titles.[1]

Coaching career edit

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In October 2012, Tshabalala became the manager of Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.

In 2021, he won inaugural CAF Women's Champions League 2-0 against Hasaacas Ladies from Ghana making him the first CAF Women's Champions League winning coach.[2] He was named coach of the year at the Hollywoodbets Super League awards 2021.[3]

In 2022, his side were runner's up in the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League going down 4-0 to AS FAR from Morocco.[4] He was named coach of the year at the Hollywoodbets Super League awards 2022.[5]

He won his second CAF Women's Champions League in the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League 3-0 against Sporting Club Casablanca from Morocco. This made him the first coach to win two CAF Women's Champions League titles.[6]

2023 IFFHS ranking edit

He was ranked 8th in the IFFHS Women's World Best Club Coach in 2023.[7]

Honours edit

Manager

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

Individual

  • Hollywoodbets Super League Coach of the Year: 2021, 2022
  • IFFHS Women's World Best Club Coach 2023: 8th

References edit

  1. ^ Ngidi, Njabulo. "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies' Jerry Tshabalala now wants to conquer the world". Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ Mjikeliso, Sibusiso. "Sundowns Ladies make history by winning first-ever CAF Women's Champions League title". news24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Sundowns Ladies win big at inaugural Hollywoodbets Super League awards". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  4. ^ Sport24 staff. "Sundowns taste defeat in CAF Women's Champions League final: 'We lost with pride'". news24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Sundowns Ladies dominate the 2022 Hollywoodbets Super League Awards". SAFA.net. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. ^ Ngidi, Njabulo. "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies' Jerry Tshabalala now wants to conquer the world". news24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. ^ "IFFHS". iffhs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2023.