Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Lebohang Mothibantwa has dismissed reports implicating them as the man behind the departure of coach Kgoloko Thobejane from ABC Motsepe League side, Som United.
Thobejane has resigned from Som due to unfavourable working conditions after the arrival of Mothibantwa at the North-West based outfit a few weeks ago.
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’Congo’ as Mothibantwa was affectionately known during his playing days at Bloemfontein Celtic was initially brought to the club to work as an assistant to the former Baroka FC mentor.
Mothabantwa has labelled coach Kgoloko Thobejane as a man full of pranks.
"I saw the reports, but I don’t know where they come from. I don’t know even the name of the person implicated in the story as the club’s chairman.
"I did not apply for this job but the club is the one that brought me to North West," Mothibantwa tells KickOff.
"Thobejane is full of pranks. The other day he cried when the team demanded a technical report
"I never chased away coach Thobejane. He is the one that had a problem with me. This thing started when I beat him 5-0 during a friendly match. We had alteration.
"It looks like it did not end there," he added.
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