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New Bafana coach appointed for his youth pedigree

Many South African football fans have expressed frustration over the appointment of "unknown" Molefi Ntseki as the new coach of the national team Bafana Bafana. I can understand their frustration: Ntseki is not known for any achievement as a football coach at a high level. Though I have seen him being interviewed on TV, I can't say I know his voice. His outlandish dress sense, as seen in the picture above, has not helped  endear him to shocked fans. One friend of mine on social media expressed fear for Ntseki, saying his shirt and jacket, and furrowed shaven head, reminded him of fierce Basotho cattle rustlers operating in Eastern Cape highlands just over the border from Lesotho. Granted, Ntseki has never coached a team in SA's premier league, or in another league anywhere in the world. But referring to him as unknown is a tad over the top, a decription used merely for promoting the so-called shock over Ntseki's announcement than entertaining any logic ove