"You can't go there!" Pitso Mosimane snaps at journalist after Bafana Bafana's dramatic draw with Kenya

South Africa head coach Pitso Mosimane reacted furiously during his post-match press conference after his side dropped two crucial points against Kenya in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Details: Bafana Bafana were held to a frustrating 2-2 draw by Benni McCarthy's Kenya at Orlando Stadium in Soweto after Ryan Ogam struck a late equaliser. For the clash, Mosimane stuck with the centre-back pairing of Olwethu Makhanya and Ime Okon, who had started the opening two qualifiers, while returnee Mbekezeli Mbokazi began the match on the bench.

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When a local journalist questioned his decision to leave Mbokazi out of the starting XI after the final whistle, Mosimane became visibly irritated and rejected any suggestion that the defender's absence cost South Africa the victory.

“Ahh come on guys, you can’t go there. Come on, you don’t want me to lose respect of you. You can’t go there. Now you choose who must play. So we lost because of that or we lost because we missed many chances, come on. You can better than what you’re saying, right? It’s the right time to ask by the way, you are right…”

Despite the late setback, South Africa remain top of Group D with seven points from three matches and will immediately shift focus to the return fixture against Kenya in Nairobi on Tuesday.

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