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Jwaneng Galaxy head coach Morena Ramoreboli was left fuming after a journalist accused his side to focus too much on a clash with security before their CAF Champions League match at Simba SC.
Galaxy lost 6-0 to Simba, who booked their ticket for the CAFCL knockout stages thanks to a better goal difference over Wydad Athletic Club.
But before the match, Galaxy players and staff were involved in a clash with security and after a journalist questioned his player’s behaviour left Ramoreboli fuming.
“What were they supposed to do when they are being attacked,” he said when asked why his players used to much energy off the pitch.
“They were supposed to keep quiet and being attacked? They were supposed to keep quiet while the door is closed for them to go into the stadium, is that what you are saying?”
When the journalist claimed what Ramoreboli’s players were doing was not sportsmanship, the South African coach put his counterpart to order.
“It was the responsibility for who because we are an away team and the security guys are attacking them. Who was supposed to attack us, if the same security attacking us. What are we supposed to do?
“Please, ask questions like a journalist, not like a Simba supporter. And understand one thing, we were here, we were supposed to protect ourselves. How are we supposed to protect ourselves if people who were hired to protect both teams were only attacking us, what are we supposed to do?
“You are saying we are supposed to stop and fold our arms, that’s what you are saying? If Simba was getting the same treatment in Botswana, would you be happy?
“Your’s is to ask questions about the game not what you are saying. You are talking about our team using too much energy off the field, what is that?
“You are saying we were fighting people who were fighting us, what were supposed to do? Keep quiet and allow them to beat us. Are you aware how many injuries we are having here?
“You are excited, you come and sit there and want to tell us what we were supposed to do, while you are aware… You did not even record whatever that happened here and you have the guts to ask that my players were doing too much off the field.
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“What kind of a question is that.”
After the heavy defeat, Ramoreboli’s side finished at the bottom of their CAFCL group but their surprise win Wydad AC on matchday on basically resulted in the knockout of last year’s runners-up.