If ever there was proof that Nasreddine Nabi’s lieutenants Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef at Kaizer Chiefs were not up to the task of taking charge of the biggest football club in the land, then the incident involving goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari was it.
In a Carling Knockout clash against Stellenbosch FC that was decided by a penalty shootout, Ntwari showed how little he thought of the two coaches when he refused to be substituted towards the end of the match.
In all of sport, respect for your coaches is paramount, and when that bond is broken, then either the player or the coach has to be shown the exit door.
We’ve seen this story before: Sir Alex Ferguson and David Beckham had a massive fallout that led to Golden Balls being transferred from Manchester United to Real Madrid. At Chelsea, Maurizio Sari was given the boot following an incident similar to Ntwari when goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refused to be substituted in a Cup final.
