The Buccaneers returned to the country this afternoon following their 2-1 aggregate loss to Tunisian club Etoile du Sahel, with Mbalula’s spokesperson Mickey Modisane announcing that each Pirates player would receive R30 000.
But Mbalula, who was at the home of the late Banele Sindane to pay his condolences, took to Twitter to deny the statement.
He later added that Modisane was not mandated to speak on his behalf.