Lehlohonolo Seema has been doing well at Sekhukhune United after he surprisingly left Polokwane City earlier this season. The mentor was doing well with Rise and Shine, with the team sixth on the log from four wins and five draws in their opening 12 matches when he suddenly exited the Limpopo club. Following his noticeable progress at Sekhukhune, the mentor was recently named as the DStv Premiership Coach of the Month along with the team’s captain Linda Mntambo who walked away with the Player of the Month accolade for February/March. In this interview with Soccer Laduma’s Masebe Qina, Seema takes us inside the Babina Noko camp as he talks about how he has managed to hit the ground running at the club. The experience of campaigning in the CAF Confederation Cup, his mandate at the ambitious outfit, as well as how losing both his parents affected him and his family are some of the topics the former Lesotho international is talking openly about in this interview.
Masebe Qina: Coach, congratulations on winning the Coach of the Month award and it is well deserved. What does it feel like to be the recipient of such a prestigious accolade?
Lehlohonolo Seema: Firstly, thank you to the club for giving me the opportunity of leading the team as their coach. It feels good to be the recipient of this award although, I must say that it’s an award, I think I don’t deserve it alone. We’ve got a group of hard-working people in our technical team in the likes of coach (MacDonald) Makhubedu and everyone else in our technical team who are doing well in their respective roles. It is always nice to be in such an environment, and to work with people like that. The players have been fantastic, and they have done very well so far. It’s a good feeling.
