Thuso Phala
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Personal information
Date of birth
27 May 1986
Place of birth
Soweto, South Africa
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position
Right-winger
Club information
Current team
SuperSport United
Number
21
Youth career
Wits University
Silver Stars
Senior career
Silver Stars
2006-2007
17x apps / 0x goal
Kaizer Chiefs
2007-2009
32x apps / 1x goal
Mamelodi Sundowns
2009-2010
5x apps / 0x goal
Platinum Stars
2010-2013
81x apps / 12x goals
SuperSport United
2013-
78x apps / 13x goals
National team
South Africa
2012-
19x apps / 2x goals
(Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2016 - National team caps and goals correct as of 12 May 2016)
Thuso Phala born 27 May 1986 in Soweto, Gauteng is a South African football midfielder.
He currently plays for Premier Soccer League club SuperSport United and South Africa.
Phala was featured in a BBC documentary in 2004 entitled 'Football and Freedom' which followed the paths of two 13-year-old South Africans aiming to become professional footballers.
Cameroon hit form to thrash Ivory Coast - They continued their resurgence as they hammered Ivory Coast 4:1 in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Yaounde.
South Africa began their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a comfortable 3:0 win in Sudan in a Group A encounter.
• Sudan vs South Africa 0:3
• Guinea vs Togo 2:1
• Senegal vs Egypt 2:0
Masahaba said: "It is very interesting to select the national team players, but there is also the difficult side of it, especially at this level where there are several very good players in different positions.
Mashaba, more commonly known as 'Shakes', has had two previous caretaker spells with the senior team and was the permanent coach between August 2002 and November 2003.
Queiroz coached South Africa for two years from 2000 but was sacked after qualifying the side for the 2002 World Cup. He has been in charge of Iran since 2011 and took them took to the World Cup in Brazil, where they were eliminated at the group stage.
"People say it's easy to win with Sundowns (because of their financial strength), but why couldn't they win the league for the last seven years with the players that they bought and with the money that's been put into the team? What's the difference? I work hard, I don't play golf."
- Pitso Mosimane / Mamelodi Sundowns Coach
"The contract of Gordon Igesund will not be renewed when it expires on August 31," national football association president Danny Jordaan told a Soweto news conference.
The 57-year-old, who has been in charge of South Africa since 2012, had always strongly denied the claims. He is now free to see out his contract, which is due to end in June
