Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Pitso Mosimane has denied allegations that he assaulted a security guard by saying no punches were thrown.

News emerged that a security guard working at the King Zwelithini Stadium laid a charge of assault against Mosimane after an incident involving the coach, security guards and Sundowns fans, who had invaded the pitch.

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An AmaZulu spokesperson Brillant Mkhathini confirmed in a statement that a case had been opened, ‘Security guard Nathi Ngwenya of Ngwelela Protection Services, a defense company with AmaZulu FC, has opened a case. He indicated that the coach had struck him in the face after the match,’ read the statement.

KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Lt-Colonel Thulani Zwane has also since confirmed that a case has indeed been opened against Mosimane.

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The Sundowns coach, however, has denied hitting the security guard.

‘There were no punches. You are trying to make a scene. Where were the punches?’ he asked.

‘Our supporters, two of them got onto the pitch. What do you do? You usher them out. You don’t drag them like they are criminals.

‘This thing of showing off that we can drag somebody off the pitch must end.

Mosimane went on to explain his version of events, ‘I was just trying to say to the guy: “take him off properly”. That guy wanted to be on television so that his family can see him.

‘It is unbelievable. If the guy resists then you can use other means but they were not resisting. He’s our supporter, let me take him off,’ concluded the 2016 Caf Coach of the Year.

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