Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has slammed Fortune Makaringe’s showboating during their 1-0 defeat by Orlando Pirates on Wednesday evening, saying it’s ‘not good for football’.
The Brazilians failed to close the gap on log-leaders Kaizer Chiefs after suffering their third defeat in the Absa Premiership at the Orlando Stadium.
The defeat leaves Sundowns second in the league standings with 32 points from 17 games, while Pirates move up to fifth place with 27 points from 17 matches played so far this season.
However, Mosimane was left irritated and labelled Makaringe’s showboating as ‘not good for football’, which the Sundowns mentor believes will lessen his chances of getting into the Bafana Bafana squad.
‘Difficult, on the results only, not the game. We came here and played as usual. Not happy because it’s my first defeat here in seven years, I thought I’d keep the results, they’ve been good,’ Mosimane told SuperSport TV post-game.
‘But it’s OK, they went once Denis [Onyango] was still on Christmas break there. But we came, we played, we controlled the game, we took the game to them, we showed [that] we’re a championship team.
‘First five, ten minutes the Ghost did not allow us to score tonight. The Ghost was there for everything, even the balls went there, they were cleared off the lines. We hit the post once, twice and the Ghost took the ball out; I mean really what else can you do at Orlando Stadium?
‘Look, it’s OK they also need a break, they are a good team we must give them credit. A good game, just upset with one thing that happened on the pitch – not good for football, it’s my opinion, OK? I hope it’s not good for Molefi Ntseki because he’s here, you know what I’m trying to say?
‘OK, the good thing is Fadlu [Davids] came and he apologised. You know it’s good for Maimane Phiri’s games and Baba Mthethwa’s games, we love it. Probably it’s going to be the flavour of the moment, kasi flavor, but it’s the way it is. I don’t want to criticise or kill the youngster because he had a good game but it’s OK.’
