Celtic COO accused of sexism and harassment
A female soccer agent has accused Bloemfontein Celtic chief operating officer Motsamai Chabeli of sexism, harassment and kidnapping.
Bloemfontein Celtic bench block hide under umbrellas in the dugout during the Absa Premiership match between Highlands Park and Bloemfontein Celtic at Makhulong Stadium. (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images)
QT Sports Management’s Sibongile Nkosi claims Chabedi locked her inside his office against her will for five hours without food or water and instructed one of the security guards to watch the door so she doesn’t escape.
Chabeli allegedly told Nkosi that he doesn’t discuss players’ contracts with women because football is a men’s game.
“He said because I was refusing to leave, he was going to do whatever he wanted with me,” Nkosi told SundayWorld.
Chabeli claims he was the one who was held hostage in his office as Nkosi refused to leave without a contract for one of the players she represents.
“She is a beautiful woman and if I was single I would date her. In fact I will take her out when I come to Joburg, please tell her that,” Chabeli is quoted as saying.
“I’m not sexist or a woman abuser. You can also ask my girlfriends, they will tell you that I never laid a finger on them, let alone harassed them.
“She (Nkosi) wanted my attention. I don’t understand why she involved the police in the matter because she asked me to apologise and I did.”
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