20-05-2025
‘Successor to Ronwen': scout who took keeper Fletcher Lowe to Afcon champs Amajita
Prince Sobayeni, the scout who introduced Fletcher Lowe to newly-crowned Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations champions Amajita, believes the 18-year-old goalkeeper is the natural successor to Bafana Bafana star Ronwen Williams.
Lowe won the Goalkeeper of the Tournament award for his excellent performance conceding two goals in Amajita's seven games and none in the knockout stage, where he was man of the match in South Africa's 1-0 final win against Morocco in Cairo on Sunday.
Sobayeni, who works as a digital scout for the South African Football Association (Safa) sifting through internet analysis to find eligible players who have slipped under the radar, introduced the goalkeeper to South Africa under-20 coach Raymond Mdaka.
'He does seem like the natural successor to Ronwen. It's football and you never know how things go. But of things go smoothly, he should be,' Sobayeni told TimesLIVE.
'He's young. Some of us are even arguing now, why not put him as the Bafana Bafana third choice? Let him get that experience, because we've already seen the quality.
