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Johannesburg - Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane has slammed Gavin Hunt, his successor at SuperSport United, with the cutting comment "we decide who is fit enough to play for the country and not SuperSport", according to a report on the Sowetan website.
Mosimane was reacting to a statement credited to Hunt in which the United coach said blossoming Bafana central defender Bongani Khumalo had been ruled out of the friendly match against Ghana at Soccer City on August 11 due to injury.
Hunt reportedly added that Khumalo has damaged his ankle ligament and would be out of action for at least two weeks.
"I thought everyone was aware of the procedure that is implemented internationally in such instances," said the irritated Bafana coach.
"The club can report an injury to us. But from that point on we examine the medical evidence provided by the club, call in our own doctor to confirm any diagnosis and only then do we decide whether the player is fit enough."
This, it would seem, fuels the simmering suspicion that while Mosimane and his United's successor might not be the best of enemies, there is a simmering coolness in regard to the relationship between the two high-profiled coaches.
Mosimane was reacting to a statement credited to Hunt in which the United coach said blossoming Bafana central defender Bongani Khumalo had been ruled out of the friendly match against Ghana at Soccer City on August 11 due to injury.
Hunt reportedly added that Khumalo has damaged his ankle ligament and would be out of action for at least two weeks.
"I thought everyone was aware of the procedure that is implemented internationally in such instances," said the irritated Bafana coach.
"The club can report an injury to us. But from that point on we examine the medical evidence provided by the club, call in our own doctor to confirm any diagnosis and only then do we decide whether the player is fit enough."
This, it would seem, fuels the simmering suspicion that while Mosimane and his United's successor might not be the best of enemies, there is a simmering coolness in regard to the relationship between the two high-profiled coaches.
