Beleaguered Bafana Bafana coach Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba has been suspended after disrespecting his boss, South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan, in the full glare of the television cameras in Polokwane on Saturday. Mashaba’s assistant, Owen da Gama, will be on the bench when Bafana face Mozambique in a friendly international at the 45,000-seater Estadio do Zimpeto in Maputo on Tuesday. Mashaba, who has often been likened to tactless US president-elect Donald Trump, wagged an accusing finger at Jordaan in an ill-advised move on camera after Bafana beat Senegal 2-1 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on Saturday. The Bafana coach, who is at times a public relations nightmare and a handful for the long-suffering Safa communications department, said the Safa president had not supported him when he needed support the most during the most trying times over the past few months. Jordaan and Safa CEO Dennis Mumble were astonished by the public attack and show of disresp...
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