Obituary: Seychelles football loses one of its top coaches, Patrick Cafrine |07 September 2017

Seychelles football was rocked on Tuesday evening by the news of the sudden passing of Under-17 selection coach Patrick Cafrine.

Cafrine, 53, passed away on Tuesday evening and was at the time the coach of the Under-17 selection, a team playing the third division league this season.

The former St Louis coach, who was also a coaching instructor at national level, had a playing career during the regionalisation era and played for his home side Anse Boileau with whom he won the knockout title in 1989 beating the Anse Aux Pins team 1-0 to qualify for the old African Cup Winners’ Cup in 1990 and they met Pemba Sports Club of Tanzania. They conceded the heaviest defeat by a local team in African club competitions by losing 0-5 at Stad Popiler and 1-12 in Tanzania for a 1-17 aggregate score defeat.

Ronald Cafrine scored Anse Boileau’s consolation goal in Tanzania, while Félician netted six of his team’s 17 goals over the two legs.

As a coach, Cafrine has also worked with South Olympics, Tigers, St Francis, St Louis and finally the Under-17 selection.

He was also the coach of the national Under-17 side who took part in the Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l’Océan Indien (CJSOI) tournament in 2008.

He enjoyed a lot of success with South Olympics, leading the Baie Lazare-based team to win the Barclays league division two league title with an unbeaten record and the Second Division Cup in 2009.

The Sports NATION team would like to convey their condolences to the family and friends of coach Cafrine.

 S. N.

CAFRINE (left) … During happier times with St Francis