An open letter to Pitso Mosimane

I was beginning to gain respect for Pitso Mosimane, he seemed to have done a good job of taking over from the Brazilian ghaffer without any hassle.

I'm also in awe of the way he quietly does his business like monitoring the progress of some of the overseas players and giving great advice to players when things are not going smoothly in their clubs.

Example of this is the advice he gave KG (Kagisho Dikgacoi) when he didn't seem to feature in the starting line up for Fulham, now he's playing regularly and is a key member of his Championship side.

With all that being said however I feel that the way he treated and disrespected Aaron 'Mbazo' Mokoena came as a shock to me and surely he should have dealt with that situation diferently. I'm really not impressed and I think Mbazo deserved better.

This is the man who sacrificed his club career for Bafana, when the likes of Steven Pienaar faked injuries and the Benni McCarthy of this world were being pre-madonnas, Aaron never turned down a call up and has been a loyal servant for his country thought the years.

I understand that players come and go, and maybe his time with the national team from what I see may be over, but Pitso should have showed him the respect that he (Mbazo) earned and deserved when or if the curtain on his career as a bafana captain is closing down.

Pitso must do the right thing, he must appologise to Aaron in a press conference and must outline his plans for the future.

Good luck to Bafana against Egypt on Saturday.

By Mzukisi "The ChickMagnet" Ngqeza