Bafana Bafana latest: Mosimane on why he snubbed Mkhalele

Newly-appointed Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane has laid his reasons bare on why he did not keep Helman Mkhalele.

Mkhalele spent five years with Bafana Bafana as Hugo Broos’ assistant, but he will now have to move on now that Mosimane is the coach.

While Broos has since retired from coaching, the future of Mkhalele is still unclear but it is clear that he no longer has a role to play in the Bafana Bafana team.

As things stand, Mosimane‘s backroom staff consists of analyst Musi Matlaba and conditioning coach Kabelo Rangoaga.

And in his defence, Mosimane said he prefers working with people who understand his work as he works differently.

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MOSIMANE ON WHY MKHALELE ISN’T WITH HIM AT BAFANA BAFANA

“You know, everyone, and every coach has his own technical team, right? And I always love to refer to practical questions,” Mosimane told the media.

“And I’ll tell you about Carlo Ancelotti. You know who he takes with him? He takes his son [Davide Ancelotti], and they have won a lot of trophies. If I had my son next to me here instead of… I think you would be saying some other things.”

“He’s got his son, and they have won trophies, right? And the world is not looking at Ancelotti and his son, right? It’s looking at the work to be done. So, for us, it’s the work done, right? And I have people who have done the FIFA [Club] World Cup with me here. Four of them.

“And it’s the people who understand the way I work, the way we work. We work differently. From South Africa, in the continent, even over the continent beyond the borders of the continent. So, I have the people that I think can support me. And, yeah, I think I’m giving you the right answer,” concluded Mosimane.