South Western Districts Cricket (SWD) has announced the appointment of Letlotle.
Sesele as the new head coach of the Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers professional men’s team. His appointment was confirmed by the Chief Executive Officer of South Western Districts, Albertus Kennedy, on Tuesday.
The 37 year-old Sesele will take over from Gurshwin Rabie who’s contract came to an end after the past season following a two year turn in charge of the flagship team.
Sesele who matriculated at St Andrews in Bloemfontein held the Cricket South Africa Level III coaching qualification and was the assistant coach of the Knights for the past two seasons.
In his professional cricket career – which stretches over a period of twelve years between 2007 and 2019 – he played 96 first class matches, 66 List A and 21 T20 matches. In his playing days he represented Free State, Northern Cape, Boland the Cape Cobras and between 2016 and 2018 he ended off his career for SWD where he captained the also captained the team.
Sesele’s big assignment will be to ensure the desirable performances of the Badgers professional team following two seasons of disappointing results. With a strong background in both playing and coaching, he has been instrumental in nurturing talent at various levels of the game and is widely regarded for his strategic insight and commitment to player development.
“It is an incredible honour to take up the role of head coach at the Badgers. This region has a pipeline of exciting young talent, as I have also played here myself. I look forward to working closely with all stakeholders and the broader SWD cricket community to build a high-performance culture and take this team the new hights”, he said. “My immediate focus will be on preparing for the upcoming season, with an emphasis on best preparing the squad, implementing modern training methodologies, and fostering a winning mind-set”, he concluded.
The president of SWD Cricket, Mr Micheal Eksteen, congratulated Sesele on his appointment. “We are confident that Lotli has the required skill set and make-up as a coach to elevate our performance on the playing fields”, he said. “We are also looking forward to his positive contribution to the Badgers cricket family and that his circle from a player to a coach at the Badgers are now completed”, he concluded.
SWD will soon announce the Badgers professional squad for the 2025/26 season and the appointment of Sesele’s assistant coach will be finalized as a priority.
