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22 August 2022 | Story Samkelo Fetile | Photo Supplied
Tebogo Motsamai
Tebogo Motsamai was named head coach after Godfrey Tenoff took up a new post at the University of the Free State (UFS). Motsamai's first season as head coach ended in defeat against the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in the final.
With a finalist finish in last season’s Varsity Football, the Kovsie men's soccer team is hoping for another successful season. Kovsies seek to continue its surge under Tebogo Motsamai with the addition of several key young players.
Head coach Motsamai was appointed when the former head coach, Godfrey Tenoff, accepted a new position at the University of the Free State (UFS). Motsamai lost in the final of his first season as head coach to the University of Johannesburg (UJ). As a former player and assistant coach, he is familiar with the team. Despite his first year as head coach, his most significant accomplishment at Kovsies is finishing in the top four and reaching the final of the Varsity Football competition. 

“I will continue to lean on these youngsters, as I want to keep the foundation the same as last year and build on it, bringing some new ideas and different mentalities to emphasise to the team,” Motsamai said.  He believes in openness to ideas from players. “I want players to be comfortable talking about how they feel, opinions on strategy, and things like that,” he further explained.

The 2021 Varsity Football season brought some memorable moments for coach Motsamai, and he believes it was all through the hard graft of the players and the technical team. “I want to mention that since inception, my work has been made easy by Ntele Mashiloane (MJ) – physiotherapist, and Yanelisa Nyalambisa – physical trainer, who work well with the boys. Their hard work, determination, and work ethic are out of this world,” Motsamai said.

He praises his players and believes they have what it takes to progress in the current Varsity Football tournament. “I can’t guarantee a certain number of wins, losses, or draws, but I feel like if we stick to the implemented philosophy, which is being disciplined, being prepared, and being relentless in what you want to do, they can take that with them not only on the playing field, but in life as well,” Motsamai said.

He is one of the coaches to watch in this year’s ongoing tournament as the team approaches the final games of the group stage. Even though the pressure to perform is mounting on each player, he is confident that they will get through to the knockout stages.

After five games, the UFS Kovsies are currently first place on the log standings with ten points. 

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The management teams of the University of the Free State and the Vista University Bloemfontein campus set the wheels rolling for the incorporation of
2003-05-22

The management teams of the University of the Free State and the Vista University Bloemfontein campus set the wheels rolling for the incorporation of the Vista Bloemfontein campus into the UFS.

The incorporation process will be dealt with in two phases. The first phase would be preparing for a possible incorporation on 1 January 2004, including possible streamlining and review of programmes. The second phase would be part of developing the long term vision or optimal reconfiguration of the Vista facility (within the UFS as a multi-campus institution) in the interests of higher education in the Free State and the communities surrounding the two campuses in Bloemfontein.

At a meeting at the UFS both parties reached consensus about the process and set about establishing task teams to deal with critical issues, such as governance and management, financial management, human resources, information systems, library services, student support and administration, academic planning and academic programmes.

Prof Talvin Schultz, Head of the Vista Bloemfontein campus, committed this campus to making the process of incorporation into the UFS an exemplary process. UFS Rector Prof Frederick Fourie said the Free State should continue its tradition as a province where things happen and where higher education transformation has proceeded faster than elsewhere in the country.

Both emphasised the need for an inclusive process of consultation with staff, students and the community on key aspects of the incorporation.

They indicated that all planning should take into account a possible date of incorporation of 1 January 2004, pending finalisation by the respective Councils. The Councils of both institutions need to give feedback to the Minister of Education on the date of incorporation by the end of June, and the task teams must deliver an initial report on progress before then.


Prof Talvin Schultz (Vista Bloemfontein campus) and Prof Frederick Fourie (UFS)

 

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