Kaizer Chiefs forward Khama Billiat has spoken about his relationship with coach Ernst Middendorp following their different views on the player reporting for international duty with Zimbabwe in September.
Middendorp appeared to be criticising Billiat who had played 90 minutes and scored for Zimbabwe in a Fifa World Cup qualifier 3-1 win over Somalia at a time when the player was said to be nursing an injury.
The coach’s remarks even got the attention of Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung who said it was “uncalled for” for.
The episode fuelled talk that Middendorp was not in good books with the Zimbabwean forward who had then missed Chiefs’ first two league games due to injury.