Nicolas "Woody" Jacobs is a Namibian

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manager who manages

TAFIC Tati African Football Independent Club also known as TAFIC for short, is a football club based in Francistown, Botswana. The team was relegated from the Botswana Premier League to the First Division North in 2014. Nicknamed Matjimenyenga, after a ...

Life and career

Jacobs was born in

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. He has been nicknamed "Woody". He is the son of Namibian musician Skwana Louw. He studied education and sports management at

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. He obtained the A License. He has been regarded as one of the Namibian league's most successful managers. He has been described as "widely rated as a great technician". In 2013, he was appointed manager of Namibian side

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. He helped the club win the league. He helped them win the

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. In 2015, he was appointed manager of Namibian side

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. In 2016, he was appointed manager of Namibian side

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. In 2018, he was appointed manager of Namibian side

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. In 2023, he was appointed manager of Botswana side

Matebele Matebeleng, also known as Matebele (Ndebele) is a village in Kgatleng District of Botswana. It is located around 20 km north-east of Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Botswana, largest city of ...

. He became the first Namibian manager to manage a Botswana side. In 2024, he was appointed manager of Botswana side

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Woody Living people Expatriate football managers in Botswana Namibian expatriate sportspeople in Botswana Namibian football managers Year of birth missing (living people) Nelson Mandela University alumni