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April Phumo
April Phumo (1 April 1937 – 27 November 2011) was a South African football player and coach. He was nicknamed "Styles".[1] Early lifeApril Phumo was born in Johannesburg[2] on 1 April 1937.[3][1] Playing careerHe was a squad member of the South African national team prior to the 1966 FIFA World Cup; the team was banned from competing due to apartheid.[2] Coaching careerClub sidesPhumo managed Arsenal (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 sides Ria Stars, Bloemfontein Celtic, Nathi Lions and Atlie.[4][5][6] Phumo spent a brief spell as manager of United FC during 2009, helping the club gain promotion to South Africa's National First Division.[7] National sidesPhumo was the first ever manager of the Lesotho national team.[8] Phumo began coaching Lesotho in 1979 and received a FIFA coaching diploma in 1981.[9][10] Phumo was involved with the South African men's senior team for a number of years. He was assistant to Trott Moloto and the 2000 African Cup of Nations,[11] before a spell with Ria Stars. In July 2002, Phumo returned as national team assistant to Ephraim Mashaba.[12] When Mashaba was sacked in January 2004, Phumo became temporary manager, taking control of the national team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations.[13] Phumo also managed the South African men's under-20, men's under-23 and women's senior national teams.[8] DeathPhumo died of cancer on 27 November 2011, aged 74, at a hospital in Bloemfontein.[5] References
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