Personal Profile

WHO IS SIYABULELA LOYILANE?

I'm a young woman with a passion for administration and continuously improving my expertise through learning from others. I have vast experience in corporate and have worked in Amateur football to gain knowledge of the game. I am a seasoned corporate governance administrator and worked in corporate for 10 years as a Board and Governance Secretary prior to being involved in football

Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated.
Siyabulela Loyilane

Siyabulela has been a finalist in the Businesswomen South Africa in the Social Entrepreneur category, Gauteng Sports Award as a Sports Administrator of the Year as well JHB Women in Sports Award as a Sports Administrator of the Year. She also won the Volunteer of the Year in the Momentum GSPORT Award. She has further been instrumental in launching the following, LGBTIQ Games, the Tiyane Mabunda Foundation Inmates League.

Siyabulela is very strong in Administration both in the Corporate as well as the Non-profit sector. She has been an administrator in a number of companies, from 2005 to date having worked for the following companies, Vuka Business Consultants, Ilizwi Industrial Holdings, Lebone Engineering and currently Black Magic Communications. She is also very strong in football, and she is the owner of Shumba Football Association.

Through her Shumba, she managed to take a lot of boys from previously disadvantaged backgrounds off the street, many of them attained their Matric because she made sure that they do not only play football but also focused on their education. Some even went further to access internships and final placement in permanent jobs and this was accomplished through her facilitation and leadership. She has also played a number of vital roles in football, amongst them the following: Ambassador for the Reagan Milstein Foundation from 2017 to date, Admin manager and Project Administrator, Freelance Contract Negotiator and finally appointed as Acting CEO of the National Football Supporters Association.

Siyabulela has attained certificates pertaining to Sports, Sports Law, Sports Psychology, Women in Sports Leadership and leadership courses in general. Her strength is also in IT and administration. She is currently studying for a BCom in Financial Management.

2021 : COSAFA Leadership Programme – current


2021 : Certificate in Leadership (Betway)


2020 : Master in Football and Business Management (Barcelona)


2020 : Women in Sports Leadership Academy – Certificate in Leadership

2019 : Certificate in Sports Law

2018 : Certificate in Sports Psychology


2016 : SAFA D licence


2015 : Club Smart Certificate in Administration


2012 : Professional Committee Secretary Certificate

2011 : Executive Empowerment Women Programme

2009 : Diploma in Events Planning


2004 : Certificate in Computing: Introduction to IT

2003 : National Senior Certificate (Matric)

04/2021: Integrity Committe Member IWG World Conference on Women in Sport for New Zealand 2022
04/2021: 3rd Vice-President – Women’s Missionary Society AME Church (Zwelitsha)
04/2021: Executive Member – Midrand Local Football Association
05/2021: 1st Vice-President – Women’s Missionary Society AME Church (Tembisa)
06/2021: Vice President Membership – KWAASA Toastmasters Club
06/2019: Appointed Advisor to the Executive Chairman of the Foundation, Governance & Projects
for the Luthando Zibeko Foundation
2019 – date: Advisor on Governance- George Maluleka Foundation
2019 – date: Advisor on Governance – Uthukela Fotball Association

03/2019: LOC for the Lerato Lamola Community Games
07/2019: Project Manager – U12 Milo Championship Cup (SA Squad) – Spain
01/2019: Advisor & Head of Administration: Tiyani Mabunda Foundation Inmates League (Boksburg Prison)
2018 – 2019: Director at Super Falcons Womens Football Club
2018 – 2019: Laurus Brand Ambassador
2018 – 2019: Advisor to Nkuhlu Autism Awareness Foundation

MY JOURNEY

EXPERIENCE (FOOTBALL)

06/2020 – Appointed Acting CEO of National Football Supporters Association (Volunteer)


08/2019 – date: Project Manager – Publishing The football Scouting Bible book

02/2013 – date: Founder and Chairman: Shumba Football Development

07/2016 – 2019: Freelance Contract Negotiator (Club and Players)

01//2017 – 10/2018: Project Administrator- South African Football Players Union

01/2016 – 08/2018: ESPORT Football Administration Manager01/2017 – date: Ambassador Reagan Milstein Foundation

EXPERIENCE (CORPORATE)

10/2020 – date: Digital Adminstrative Manager – BlackMagic Communications

07/15 – 04/16 : Office Manager – Cudjoe Quantity Surveyors

11/13 – 03/14 : Marketing Strategist / Executive Assistant to MD – Lebone Engineering

03/09 – 10/13 : Executive Secretary – Ilizwi Industrial Holdings


10/08 – 02/09 : PA to CEO at Tourism, Hospitality, Sport Education & Training Authority


05/08 – 07/08 : Construction Site Supervisor – Vuka Business Consultants

08/05 – 01/06 : Business Consultant – Vuka Business Consultants

HONORS (INDIVIDUAL)

2020: African Union Sports Council – Women in Sport Leadership Mentee


2020: Finalist – JHB Women in Sport Awards- Sports Administraor of the Year

2020: Winner of the Volunteer of the Year – Momentum GSPORT Award


2020: Launch of the LGBTIQ Games – Raising awareness
2019: Selected to be in the Women in Sports Leadership Academy


2019: Launch successfully the Tiyani Mabunda Foundation Inmates League

2016: Finalist- Business Women South Africa – Social Entrepreneur


2016: Finalist – Gauteng Sports Awards (Sports Administrator of the Year)


2015- date : Appointed Africa Brand Ambassador for the Reagan Milstein Foundation