UNITED ON TRACK WITH PRE-SEASON TRAINING

9 July 2009


Coach Igesund gets his charges off for the 2009/10 Season.

Our pre season started on the 17 June 2009, when all the players that the club retained returned to resume training. It was good to see all the guys returned still in good shape.

Our coach took the time to meet and greet all the players and outline his ambitions for the tough season ahead.

We had a few players that were identified by the technical team come down for trials and again coach Igesund had a good look at all of them.

The trialists played a few games under the watchful eye of the technical team,whilst the other players started their strenuous training programme.

So far all has gone well and the preparations for the new season are well on track while the signs of an improved season all round are on the cards for the”team of choice”.

The appointment of our new Chief Executive Officer (Afzal Khan) has also added a new dimension to the team as he is regarded as one of the most experienced football administrators in the country.

On the player front we have signed the former Wits centre back Byrone Hendricks and we are very close to making a few more notable signings that will add value to the team and make us a much more competitive unit for the new season.

We will be playing in two(2) four team tournaments and we will also be involved in a few competitive friendly games with Premier League opposition in preparation for our first league match against Supersport United on the 07 August 2009.

Our marketing Manager (Younis Kadodia) together with the members of the Supporters Club have been working around the clock to ensure we start our new campaign with a full house.

Everyone at the UNITED family are looking forward to a exiciting and enterprising 2009/10 season.