Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba has been fired
Mashaba was suspended after Bafana beat Senegal 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier in Polokwane on November 12
The South African Football Association (Safa) had confirmed that Bafana Bafana head coach Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba has been dismissed. Mashaba still had a year left on his contract‚ which was to run until the end of the 2018 Russia World Cup in July next year. Mashaba was suspended after Bafana beat Senegal 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier in Polokwane on November 12‚ when he wagged a finger and angrily remonstrated at Safa officials, including president Danny Jordaan, ahead of his post-match TV interview. He accused his Safa bosses of not supporting him in a rant that spilt over to a scheduled SABC television interview that had to be delayed for several minutes to give the enraged Bafana mentor time to calm down. A statement released by Safa on Thursday morning stated: “Following the unfortunate incidents that occurred in Polokwane on Saturday‚ 12 November 2016‚ after the match between Bafana Bafana and Senegal‚ the South African Football Association (Safa) placed head coach Ephraim Sh...
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