As they embark on the enormous task of facing co-hosts Mexico in the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday, Itumeleng Khune has called on Bafana Bafana fans to stop supporting the national team along club lines.
Bafana face the Mexicans without any form to speak of, having failed to win any of their past five games - the latest of which was Saturdays 1-1 draw with Jamaica in their final pre-tournament friendly. But most pressing for Khune is the tendency of fans to back the national side according to the local teams they support.
We need to leave behind the politics of supporting the Bafana players because the fans support three big clubs Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns. People should not support because of egos. We need to come together and be united, Khune said at the Carling Black Label World Cup launch in Sandton last week.
