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Former Bafana Bafana coach Clive Barker has sadly passed away after a long battle with illness. He was 78 years old.
"The Dog", as he is nicknamed, became a manager in the 1970s, coaching numerous clubs in South Africa, including Durban City, Manning Rangers, AmaZulu (Zulu Royals) and Santos Cape Town.
During his club career he won two league championships and two league cups. He was one of the first white managers in the South African league.
He took over as manager of the South Africa national football team in 1994 after the team was reinstated after a ban due to apartheid. He took the South African national team to their only African Nations Cup title in 1996, with a 2–0 victory in the final against Tunisia. Under his guidance South Africa qualified for their first ever World Cup in 1998 in France. He quit in December 1997, before the team could compete in the World Cup finals, after a poor showing at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Barker was a local television commentator during the 2010 World Cup. He was appointed manager of Bidvest Wits in January 2013.
Barker's son, John Barker, is a South African filmmaker.
Coach Barker was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2023. He sadly died on 10 June 2023.
We wish to extend our condolences to the family of Clive and friends.
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