Bafana Bafana coach Ephraim ‘‘Shakes” Mashaba was far from impressed on Monday after Pitso Mosimane used a public forum to appeal for Mamelodi Sundowns players to be excused from national team duty in the coming days. Sundowns have been left to contend with a busy schedule over the next few weeks and Mosimane said in a post match interview at the weekend he hoped that Mashaba would excuse his players from Bafana’s dead rubber 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tie against Mauritania on Friday‚ and from next week’s friendly international against Egypt.But this did not go down very well with Mashaba‚ who said Mosimane was were of the channels to follow for such a request to be entertained by Bafana.‘‘Well unfortunately nothing (official) has come to us (from Sundowns‚” Mashaba said on Monday.‘‘We operate on an open door policy in the national team. If there is anyone who wants to talk to us‚ he can come to us and say it. But if what I am hearing from you is what happened‚ then I am disappointed."We operate on an open door policy and if anyone has got something to talk about‚ we are always available.”Mashaba called up five Sundowns players — Keegan Dolly‚ Hlompho Kekana‚ Tebogo Langerman‚ Thapelo Morena and new signing Sibusiso Vilakazi — for Friday’s encounter against Mauritania and next weeks’s friendly against Egypt.Sundowns are yet to play a domestic league fixture since the start of the season last week as they have been flying the South African flag in the African Champions League.They reached the semifinals of the MTN8 on Sunday and this means the Premier Soccer League will have to find dates to also accommodate these games on the calendar.Mashaba said he would consider resting the Sundowns players if Sundowns follow the proper protocols and send official documentation to the South African Football Association.‘‘Until that thing (documentation) comes to us we cannot comment. Let them send it first. If they want to request something‚ let them send it and then we will sit down and deal with it.”Bafana travelled to Nelspruit on Tuesday afternoon and they were without the Ajax Cape Town duo of Prince Nxumalo and Rivaldo Coetzee.Nxumalo is suffering from a hamstring while Coetzee is down with chickenpox.Bafana management officials are working on securing replacements ahead of Friday’s encounter. ..