{{short description|South African football manager (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Thabo Senong |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|9|15|df=y}} |birth_place = Pimville, Soweto, South Africa |currentclub = Singida Fountain Gate (assistant coach) |manageryears1 = 2015–2019 |managerclubs1 = South Africa U20 |manageryears2 = 2019–2021 |managerclubs2 = Lesotho |manageryears3 = 2021–2022 |managerclubs3 = Sekhukhune United (assistant) |manageryears4 = 2022–2023 |managerclubs4 = Sekhukhune United (academy) | manageryears5 = 2023–? | managerclubs5 = Singida Fountain Gate (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2026–2026 | managerclubs6 = Highlanders<ref name='fp_hl'>{{Cite web |last=Madyauta |first=Terry |date=January 5, 2026 |title=Highlanders taps SA coach Senong, pairs him with ex-AmaZulu star |url=https://farpost.co.za/2026/01/05/highlanders-taps-sa-coach-senong-pairs-him-with-ex-amazulu-star/ |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=Farpost |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dube |first=Mthokozisi |date=January 28, 2026 |title=‘Highlanders lied to me’: Thabo Senong on dramatic Zimbabwe exit |url=https://farpost.co.za/2026/01/28/highlanders-lied-to-me-thabo-senong-on-dramatic-zimbabwe-exit/ |access-date=2026-02-01 |website=FARPost |language=en-US}}</ref> | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|RSA}}}} <small>(as manager)</small> {{MedalCompetition|Africa U-20 Cup of Nations}} {{MedalBronze|2019|}} }}
'''Thabo Senong''' (born 15 September 1980) is a South African football manager. He was most recently coach of Zimbabwean club Highlanders<ref name='fp_hl' />.
In August 2019, he was appointed as manager of the Lesotho national football team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49495513|title=Lesotho appoint South Africa's Thabo Senong as coach|date=28 August 2019|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
Prior to his appointment, Senong was coach of the South Africa national U-20 team, known as the Amajitas.<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/news/senong-they-hate-a-lack-of-artistry-in-lesotho Interview with Thabo Senong] fifa.com</ref> He coached at the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 - Matches - South Africa - Portugal |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/match/400010602/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517053716/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/match/400010602/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 May 2019 |website=www.fifa.com |accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref>
He won the COSAFA U-20 Cup with the Amajitas in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Africa’s National Under-20 (Amajita) Head Coach |url=https://www.safa.net/2018/07/26/coaches-factfile/ |publisher=safa.net |accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Lesotho national football team managers}}
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