Maritzburg United coach Eric Tinkler says his goalkeeper Richard Ofori boasts of unquestionable qualities and cannot be held accountable for Sunday’s 3-2 defeat by Black Leopards, a match he played in grief following the death of his late mother two days earlier.
A blunder by Ofori led to Leopards’ first goal scored by Mwape Musonda in the 20th minute, before also conceding goals from Lifa Hlongwane and Tiklas Thutlwa, who netted on his debut.
Before the game, Tinkler intended to drop the Ofori on compassionate grounds, but the Ghanian insisted on playing in honour of his mother.