The dismissal of Joel Santana as Bafana Bafana Coach on monday the 19th of October 2009 came as a vindication for Walter Mokoena who almost lost his job for his comments about Santana just over 3 months ago.
It was after a game with Iran, Bafana Bafana has just managed a goalless draw, SABC TV Sport host Walter Mokoena called for the removal of Joel Santana and his captain Aaron Mokoena. He repeated his comments through the editorial of his soccer publication called Football and at that point SABC decided to suspend him. Bafana Bafana went on to loose 6 games after Mokoena's comments before managing a win against Madagascar which was followed by the recent 2 game loss against Norway and Iceland.
It took 6 Bafana Bafana losses for South Africans to finally feel the panic at Santana's charges something Walter Mokoena identified earlier.
Although there are still questions of whether we have capable players to compete with the best of the world, the removal of Santana clearly indicates dicontent with his coaching abilities.
I konw I haven't written quiet a while, its a long story which I'll write about in future.
Looking forward hearing your views.
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