| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg,South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 2011 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| South Africa | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1995 | Lesotho | ||
| Arsenal | |||
| Bloemfontein Celtic | |||
| 2001–2002 | Ria Stars | ||
| South Africa U20 | |||
| South Africa U23 | |||
| South Africa women | |||
| 2004 | South Africa | ||
| Nathi Lions | |||
| 2009 | United FC | ||
| 2011 | Atlie | ||
April Phumo (1 April 1937 – 27 November 2011) was a South Africanfootball player and coach. He was nicknamed "Styles".[1]
April Phumo was born inJohannesburg[2] on 1 April 1937.[3][1]
He was a squad member of theSouth African national team prior to the1966 FIFA World Cup; the team wasbanned from competing due toapartheid.[2]
Phumo managedArsenal (Maseru) of Lesotho, leading them to "several league titles and an unexpected place in the last 16 of the African Champions Cup in 1990."[2] He later managed South African club sidesRia Stars,Bloemfontein Celtic,Nathi Lions andAtlie.[4][5][6]
Phumo spent a brief spell as manager ofUnited FC during 2009, helping the club gain promotion to South Africa'sNational First Division.[7]
Phumo was the first ever manager of theLesotho national team.[8] Phumo began coaching Lesotho in 1979 and received a FIFA coaching diploma in 1981.[9][10]
Phumo was involved with theSouth African men's senior team for a number of years. He was assistant toTrott Moloto and the2000 African Cup of Nations,[11] before a spell withRia Stars.
In July 2002, Phumo returned as national team assistant toEphraim Mashaba.[12] When Mashaba was sacked in January 2004, Phumo became temporary manager, taking control of the national team at the2004 African Cup of Nations.[13] Phumo also managed the South Africanmen's under-20,men's under-23 andwomen's senior national teams.[8]
Phumo died of cancer on 27 November 2011, aged 74, at a hospital inBloemfontein.[5]
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