JOHANNESBURG: As South Africa coach Gordon Igesund seeks to reinvigorate his team after a dismal Africa Cup of Nations curtain-raiser, he has received an offer of help from an unlikely source — a herbalist. Reuben Matewu, from the Eastern Cape province, is confident he can come to the rescue of Bafana Bafana (The Boys) after Saturday’s lackluster goalless draw against Cape Verde in Soweto.
That has left the 2013 hosts facing a stiff task to extricate themselves from Group A with matches against Angola and former champions Morocco coming up. “I can help Bafana Bafana for free if they want and I will do that for the first three matches,” Matewu told a regional radio station, The Star newspaper reported yesterday.
“I’m not like those people who use bad muti (traditional medicine), I will only use herbs which are easily available here in South Africa.” Matewu says he will start charging for his services only “when” South Africa qualify for the knockout stages.
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