Warriors coach Callisto Pasuwa said he would not rush to make any hasty decisions after pictures of star midfielder Khama Billiat leaked while out partying at a local night spot.
The Mamelodi Sundowns forward was given leave and excused from training as the Warriors intensify their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals starting in Gabon in two weeks times.
However, while the rest of his teammates where in camp, sweating it out, Billiat was spotted inebriated at a restaurant in the capital in the wee hours of Friday.
Billiat, who was visibly heavily sloshed, in the company of a female companion and the pictures of the two kissing surfaced on social media.
The pictures created heated debate on social media as some users felt the Warriors forward is receiving preferential treatment while others thought footballers’ private lives should not be scrutinised.
There were also reports that some members of the Warriors squad were not impressed by the Sundowns’ star behaviour as he is out and about gallivanting while they are toiling on the training ground.
While he appeared irritated by the saga, Pasuwa has a huge decision to make over his rogue star, but he took a diplomatic route when he addressed the matter after the team’s training session at Gateway High School.
“On the Khama issue, I think it is the manager who was handling the issue. Remember we called Khama and there was a communication between our officials and his club,” Pasuwa said.
“He came this morning and he said he is bringing a letter which was written to Zifa and we asked him to bring it to the doctor to see how we can move on.
“I’m not aware of the contents of that letter. He just said he will bring it to the doctor later today. He went for the medicals in the morning and after that is when he came to my room in the afternoon and I talked to him.”
The Mamelodi Sundowns forward was given leave and excused from training as the Warriors intensify their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals starting in Gabon in two weeks times.
However, while the rest of his teammates where in camp, sweating it out, Billiat was spotted inebriated at a restaurant in the capital in the wee hours of Friday.
Billiat, who was visibly heavily sloshed, in the company of a female companion and the pictures of the two kissing surfaced on social media.
The pictures created heated debate on social media as some users felt the Warriors forward is receiving preferential treatment while others thought footballers’ private lives should not be scrutinised.
There were also reports that some members of the Warriors squad were not impressed by the Sundowns’ star behaviour as he is out and about gallivanting while they are toiling on the training ground.
While he appeared irritated by the saga, Pasuwa has a huge decision to make over his rogue star, but he took a diplomatic route when he addressed the matter after the team’s training session at Gateway High School.
“On the Khama issue, I think it is the manager who was handling the issue. Remember we called Khama and there was a communication between our officials and his club,” Pasuwa said.
“He came this morning and he said he is bringing a letter which was written to Zifa and we asked him to bring it to the doctor to see how we can move on.
“I’m not aware of the contents of that letter. He just said he will bring it to the doctor later today. He went for the medicals in the morning and after that is when he came to my room in the afternoon and I talked to him.”