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

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who played as a

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Club career

Sibaya was born in

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, KwaZulu-Natal. He previously played for III. Kerületi TUE in Hungary as well as Jomo Cosmos in South Africa, Rosenborg BK in Norway and

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

in Russia.

International career

Sibaya is a regular for the South Africa national football team, having amassed a total of 52 caps. He was part of the final squads at the 2002 and 2010

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Coaching career

After retiring, Sibaya started working as an analyst at SuperSport United. 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 *

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; 2010 * CIS Cup; 2010 * 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 Sportspeople from Durban South African soccer players Association football midfielders South Africa international soccer players South African expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in Hungary III. Kerületi TUE footballers South African expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Norway Eliteserien players Rosenborg BK players South African expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate 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 {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub