Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund yesterday admitted himself in hospital suffering from severe abdominal pains.

Dr Ephraim Nematswerani, who is attending to coach Igesund, said so far he had detected that the national coach might be having appendicitis.

“Thorough and further investigations are being carried out to confirm the diagnosis. We are however, confident that he will be back on his feet soon. It is nothing too serious,” added Dr Nematswerani.

Igesund’s Bafana Bafana side were knocked out in the quarterfinals of the recent Africa Cup of Nations by Mali, but generally received positive reviews.

There has even been talk of Igesund having his current deal extended to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

His team’s next assignment is at home to Central African Republic in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier next month.