Takesure Chiragwi has landed himself in hot water after slapping his own player. The Zimbabwe assistant coach will miss the Bafana game on Friday.
Zimbabwe and Bafana Bafana lock horns on Friday in a crunch World Cup qualifier.
Chiragwi appeared to hit out at his own player in a match betweenb Ngezi Platinum and Dynamos.
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Zimbabwe coach slaps player, steps down before Bafana Bafana battle
Takesure Chirawgi, the Zimbabwe assistant coach, will not be in the dugout against Bafana on Friday. After a disagreement with an Ngezi Platinum footballer, tensions boiled over, and Chirawgi appeared to slap the player.
Speaking after the game, Chiragwi blamed his actions on pressure.
“Football is a game of emotions. There was chaos everywhere. Everyone was there, but unfortunately, I don’t know what exactly happened next,” he was quoted by Soccer24 as per FARPost.
“Football is like that; even top managers in the world can do something like that in those moments.
“But there’s nothing to justify that incident. We wanted to play the game and make sure we get what we wanted, and try to control the players because even the substitutes were also frustrated.”
Orlando Pirates stars feature heavily for Bafana Bafana in World Cup qualifiers
Eight Orlando Pirates players have made the cut for Hugo Broos’ latest squad. They are Sipho Chaine, Nkosinathi Sibisi, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Thalente Mbatha, Oswin Appollis, Sipho Mbule, Tshepang Moremi and Relebohile Mofokeng. TS Galaxy defender Khulumani Ndamane, Polokwane defender Thabang Matuludi and Norway-based Samukele Kabini are some refreshingly new names.
When are South Africa’s qualifiers?
South Africa meets Zimbabwe on Friday, 10 October and then Rwanda on Monday, the 13th.
