MNINAWA NTLOKO: Shakes Mashaba needs to get tough on ungrateful Rantie
TOKELO Rantie pulled down his pants and let one rip in the direction of Bafana Bafana coach Ephraim ‘‘Shakes" Mashaba a few days ago in one of the most bizarre acts of obstinacy ever seen in the national team.The flatulence was so suffocating that the putrid stench continues to hover over the team like a dark cloud.It was such a shocking display of petulance from the Turkey-based player that some of us are still struggling to lower our blood pressure.In case the old memory needs jogging, Rantie was one of the players Mashaba called up to play in two Bafana fixtures in October — against Burkina Faso on Saturday, and against Ghana in a friendly on Tuesday.But instead of getting on a plane in Turkey and returning to SA to represent his country, the player slipped past the gates at OR Tambo International Airport and took a detour that would have made a Mthatha taxi driver’s head spin.Our man sped to Parys, Free State, as if the hounds of hell themselves were in pursuit and switched off ...
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