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Palacios defends Mosimane from critics

Sep 28, 2026 – 10:05 pm
By Sipho Mlotha

Former Bafana Bafana coach Augusto Palacios says criticism of newly appointed South Africa coach Pitso Mosimane is unfair.

Prior to the game, Mosimane faced criticism from some fans questioning the number of Mamelodi Sundowns players in the squad. Following the 2-1 win over Guinea on Saturday, Mosimane’s team is being criticized again for not being clinical in front of goal.

“How Pitso puts out in the line up it’s decided by Pitso, he is the coach, and it got nothing to do with me as a spectator,” Palacios tells KICK OFF.

“We need to support whichever player our coach picks to represent Bafana Bafana. If he makes mistakes he will correct them. The man in charge is Pitso Mosimane.

“Bafana Bafana is his responsibility, what you need in qualifiers is three points, and he did what was necessary by collecting the three points. You can play beautiful football and still lose points.

“So, what is important here is the result. The guy he is experienced, they must just allow him to do his job. It’s normal for people to criticize.

“What is important is he got all three points in our first match. The quick reaction from Pitso’s team after Guinea equalised was very impressive for me. After all the qualifiers are played, the first thing we will be looking for is to see if we qualified not how we played.”