Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba has pleaded with the media to refrain from labelling him as arrogant.

Speaking ahead of South Africa’s clash with Mauritania on Friday, Mashaba implored the media to better clarify what they said about him in the press, as their comments had led to uncomfortable questions from the coach’s 4-year-old grandchild.

Mashaba has insisted he does not want people to get the wrong idea about him.

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