Former Bafana Bafana head coach Molefi Ntseki remains the front-runner for the vacant SAFA Technical Director position, but the federation's technical committee chairperson, Jack Maluleka, told SABC Sport last night that they are still in the shortlisting phase.

The Technical Director position became vacant at the end of March this year when Walter Steenbok, who had turned around the SAFA technical department, resigned from the post, citing a lack of support and poor pay as part of his reasons for departure.  Maluleka says in the next two weeks, there will be progress in this search.

"Yeah, today it was not that much from our technical committee, as you know that we are waiting for the interview of one of the major positions in the technical committee of the Technical Director. "We are busy with the shortlisting. In two weeks time we'll be interviewing where we'll then recommend the name to the executive committee of SAFA to approve such name."

Maluleka explains their ideal candidate for this position. "Yes, we have the application but the panel have to sit down and finalise those names and make sure that the shortlisted candidate knows the date as well when are they going to be invited for presentation. Of course as you know that it's for a technical person we need somebody who has intense knowledge on technical matters. That particular person academically must be a sound one."

--ChannelAfrica--