During his 40-year coaching career, Clive Barker delivered the South African men’s national team their only Africa Cup of Nations success in 1996 and then went on to qualify them for a first ever Fifa World Cup in 1998.
JOHANNESBURG - Mark Fish has remembered the late Clive Barker as a father figure, while adding that the former Bafana Bafana coach can now rest following his battle with Lewy Body Dementia.During his 40-year coaching career, he delivered the South African men’s national team their only Africa Cup of
“It’s very sad, but we will look back at memories of Clive Barker and what he did for me as an individual and what he did for Bafana Bafana, what he did for South African football. We have fond memories…and thank you”. Speaking about the national side, Fish believes they have the talent to emulate the South African men’s team that brought joy to supporters during the 90s.
Fish went on to add that the current team, “look unified. They look like a bunch of players that want to compete and win for the country.”
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