SAFA Says The Will Not Forgive May Mahlangu

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has banned midfielder May Mahlangu from any further national team call ups, this after the player informed the Bafana Bafana camp that he would not be joining the team for their Afcon qualifiers, citing fatigue as his reason.   Have You Read - 'Tired' Mahlangu Withdraws From Bafana   SAFA have now said that they will not forgive Mahlangu, even if had to apologise for his actions. The FA's CEO, Dennis Mumble, told the Siya crew that they have looked into the matter and decided that since the player decided to pull out of the team, they will hand him his wish. He said that there is no space for such players in the national team.    "We didn't say that May was banned for life but what we said is that he removed himself from selection for the national team. Going forward we are not going to consider him. Nobody should put the coach in that position, the coach looks at who the best players are and this coach in particular has been very good in that.     "We will not consider him for selection anymore because of that attitude. No, we won't forgive him. You can't be tired for your country and we have made it clear in the past to all players, that you can't decide for yourself.  If you have an injury or are tired, the national team doctor should examine you and prove that indeed you have a problem.    "When we received  a letter from the player we thought it wasn't true and we phoned him and he confirmed that he wrote the letter and that he was tired. That's unacceptable and not forgivable. No player is allowed to decide for himself as to which games he wants to play.    "This is a precedent to all other players whether from junior national teams or senior team that when you take your own decisions this will follow," Mumble stated.   Did You Miss - Mashaba Lashes Out At Mahlangu