Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has opened up on his confrontation towards the referee after the controversial offside call after a 2-1 defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns in the Betway Premiership.
Chiefs got an early goal through Ranga Chivaviro but Lucas Ribeiro Costa equalised for Sundowns on the half-hour mark, before Iqraam Rayners got the winner six minutes later.
Nabi has suggested Amakhosi gave The Brazilians too much respect after getting an early goal and said he was not happy for playing well without the results.
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"After we scored the first time, we started good I think. The reaction after that I think my players gave respect to Sundowns, they gave them space, time to build and attack and directly we received two goals," Nabi said on SuperSport TV.
"[But] I think we had a good reaction, too many opportunities to score. But honestly I dislike losing. But this is football, it's not every time you play good and you win but this is a lesson for my players. We have too many players without experience. But congratulations to Sundowns and goodluck to my team.
"Me I'm not happy when we don't win, because this is the DNA of Kaizer Chiefs. Kaizer Chiefs plays good and don't win, how possible is it to be happy? Happy for what? Kaizer Chiefs is a big club in Africa, if you don't have the personality and character at Kaizer Chiefs, you can't be playing at Kaizer Chiefs. I'm not happy. I dislike losing but it's football
The Tunisian and the Amakhosi technical team remonstrated with the officials, after what they deemed an offside call leading up to the goal by Rayners.
"I did call the people [refs], it's a clear offside. I'm surprised in South Africa we work without VAR. It's not possible in Tunisia, Morocco, in North Africa and a big country like South Africa, a big federation and national team and we don't work with VAR?" Nabi asked.
"We spoke with the referee, it's two metres offside," the 59-year-old mentor added.