The South African Football Association (SAFA) refused to pay for Bafana Bafana head coach Molefi Ntseki to go and watch the Under-23 side in their ultimately successful bid to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Reports in the South African media indicate that the coach wanted to travel to Cairo to watch the team, many of whom played under him at youth level as he continues to build a solid team for the ongoing Afcon 2021 Qualifiers.

SAFA however, seem to still be under financial distress with the subject of bonuses for the squad again raising its head as the Young Bafana Bafana returned from Egypt on Saturday.

The president of the Association, Mr. Danny Jordaan gave an incredibly tetchy response when asked about the matter on Saturday, though he did add that he would be discussing incentives with coach David Notoane and captain Tercious Malepe this week.

Meanwhile, Ntseki is not happy by the reports that the SAFA appointed him because he was the cheap option.

This comes after reports emerged that SAFA was running out of money and had to settle for Ntseki because they couldn’t afford the other candidates for the Bafana head coach job.