Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund took time off his busy schedule on Tuesday, 26 March 2013 to interact with football followers through Bafana Bafana’s official twitter account @Bafana _Bafana1.

It was the first time that the coach has had such an interaction with the Bafana fans and said afterwards that it was a relaxing and exciting exercise.

He added that he would like this interface to be a regular feature.

The interaction with the fans, which lasted over an hour, afforded the coach the opportunity to understand what the football supporters think as well as to answer some of their questions.

Hundreds of fans sent out their questions but due to time constrains, the coach could not cover all the issues. He however, thanked all those who took time to ask questions adding this gave him an insight on the thinking of fans. At the end of the session, the coach picked five best questions who each will receive a Bafana shirt.

Not surprisingly, the question that dominated the debate was around the selection of players, in particular the omission of Orlando Pirates midfielder Andile Jali from the current set up.

The coach said every South African player deserved a chance to play for the national team provided they are on form, emphasising all players were selected on merit and merit alone.

The coach said he will now focus on the return legs of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Central African Republic and Ethiopia scheduled for June.