Masindi Nemtajela: The Orlando Pirates man is not at all disappointed at missing out on Bafana Bafana's final squad to the Africa Cup of Nations

Masindi Nemtajela should be gutted.

The Orlando Pirates midfielder should be ruing his luck. He should be questioning how Hugo Broos selects his national team players.

But the hard-running and nippy midfielder has no iota of disappointment on missing out on Bafana Bafana’s Africa Cup of Nations final 25-man squad.

“I won’t say I’m disappointed,” Nemtajela told the journalists.

“It was the first time that I got a call-up from the senior national team [against Zambia].”

Nemtajela arrived at Orlando Stadium in the off-season from Marumo Gallants and has established himself as one of the most dynamic midfielders in the Betway Premiership.

Over the weekend, he lifted the Carling Cup trophy with the Sea Robbers having already won the MTN8 Cup earlier this season.

And instead of wearing a long face for missing the flight to Morocco, Nemtajela sees it as an opportunity to better his game.

“I was used to playing the COSAFA tournament. But I believe it means I need to pull up my socks.”