Andile Jali has revealed a side of his former coach Pitso Mosimane that not many know – except perhaps for those who played under his guidance.
The two worked together at Mamelodi Sundowns and Jali says Mosimane liked media attention so much, and liked acting for the cameras.
Mosimane is know for his animated character on the sidelines on match days, but Jali says it was worse at training when it was media day.
PSL teams are obligated by law to have media days when they have a home game and that is when Mosimane would be someone different, according to Jali.
“We didn’t like it when the media would be coming at Sundowns,” said Jali on Arena Sports Show Podcast recently.
“Because he would exaggerate everything he does. Whatever he would do, he would be checking if the media people can see him.
“He would make wild gestures we didn’t understand just for their attention.
“Sometimes he would be shouting at you, but would be facing towards where the media people are, and you would be behind him.”
Jali and Mosimane worked well together and won many trophies between 2018 and 2022 when the coach left for Al Ahly in Egypt.
The former Bafana Bafana coach is currently without a club after numerous stints in North Africa and the Middle East in recent years.
Jali meanwhile had retired at 35, and is now going to focus more on his businesses outside of football.