Ntuthuko MacBeth-Mao Sibaya (born 25 November 1977), known as MacBeth Sibaya, is a South African professional

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coach and a former player who played as a

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. He coaches at the KZN Academy.

Club career

Sibaya was born in

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. He previously played for III. Kerületi TUE in Hungary as well as

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in South Africa,

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in Norway and

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in Russia.

International career

Sibaya was a regular for the

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, having amassed a total of 52 caps. He was part of the final squads at the

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and

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Coaching career

After retiring, Sibaya started working as an analyst at

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. In August 2015, Sibaya was appointed manager of SuperSport United's reserve team. He later resigned to concentrate on his coaching badges. In February 2021, Sibaya was appointed U19 manager at the KwaZulu-Natal Football Academy.Bafana Bafana legend Macbeth Sibaya joins KZN Football Academy
thesouthafrican.com, 8 February 2021

Honors

Rubin Kazan *

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;

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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;

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;

* La Manga Cup; 2005, 2006

References

External links

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Nils Arne Eggen om MacBeth Sibaya

RBK Profile
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BBC 2002 World Cup profile
1977 births Living people Soccer players from Durban South African men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders South Africa men's international soccer players South African expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary III. Kerületi TVE footballers South African expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Eliteserien players Rosenborg BK players South African expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Russian Premier League players FC Rubin Kazan players Moroka Swallows F.C. players South African expatriate sportspeople in Russia 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-midfielder-stub