Kaizer Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung has set the record straight regarding a statement made by coach Ernst Middendorp that Khama Billiat shouldn't have honoured his Zimbabwe national team call-up because of injury.
Billiat was a last-minute addition to Joey Antipas' squad for the Warriors' encounter against Somalia in which they needed to win keep their 2022 Fifa World Cup dreams alive.
According to Motaung, Middendorp shouldn't have made the statement about not knowing the whereabouts of Billiat as the club had the obligation to release the player for national team duty.
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"Unfortunately I was not there when the coach made those statements, but I think he must understand the rules.