Raymond Mdaka
South African football manager (born 1970)
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Xaniseka Raymond Mdaka (born 1 January 1970) is a South African former teacher and soccer manager who is the current head coach of the South Africa national under-20 soccer team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xaniseka Raymond Mdaka | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Ga-Mokgwathi, South Africa | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | South Africa U20 (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2021–2023 | Marumo Gallants | ||
| 2024– | South Africa U20 | ||
In 2025, he became the first South African coach to win a continental youth title when he won the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[1]
Personal life
Managerial career
Marumo Gallants
He led Marumo Gallants to their first semi-final at the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup.[3]
South Africa under-20
Mdaka was appointed Amajita coach in 2024.[4] He won the 2024 COSAFA U-20 Cup with the team not conceding in the entire tournament and qualified for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]
At the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations he became the first South African coach to win a youth continental title after his team defeated Morocco 1-0 in the final. He then lead the team to their second round of 16 finish at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in sixteen years.[6][7]