FINDING THE NET
MNINAWA NTLOKO: A Bafana coach — they seek him here, they seek him there
Jordaan has given the reassurance the new man will be named in the coming days, but to quote Gordhan himself, let’s wait and see
The search for a new Bafana Bafana coach has become as exasperating and as tiring as the fog of uncertainty that has been accompanying Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan like a faithful but unwanted companion for almost two years. In the same way that Gordhan has probably been waking up daily since December 2015 wondering if he has been told to take a hike, the nation’s soccer lovers are wondering if they will finally be put out of their misery by the South African Football Association (Safa). Both have been drawn-out, exhausting, frustrating and farcical affairs.I certainly do not blame those who say they no longer give a flying toss what President Jacob Zuma and his Safa counterpart, Danny Jordaan, have been up to lately. Whatever transpired after Gordhan landed in SA on Tuesday, it is understandable that some fellow holders of green IDs are dangerously close to reaching breaking point. Three months after Safa fired the tempestuous Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba, it is no exaggeration to s...
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