Hugo Broos Calls for Better Communication to Get Best Out of International Window

• Bafana Bafana boss, Hugo Broos has had several players deemed unavailable due to injuries and withdrawals
• Percy Tau last week requested to withdraw from the squad for family reasons but played on Sunday for Al-Ahly
• Hugo Broos has said he wants honest updates regarding the welfare of players

Fine-tuning a machine is difficult when all the parts are not in place.

Hugo Broos has been left frustrated after several members of the Bafana Bafana squad were rendered unavailable, either through injury or withdrawal.

Bafana Bafana will play two friendly matches during the international window, one at home to Eswatini before they fly to Abidjan to play Ivory Coast.

International coaches get precious little time to prepare with their squads.

After this window, Hugo Broos will have only two competitive matches before the African Cup of Nations, which is scheduled for January in Ivory Coast.

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Percy Tau has been Broos’ chief complaint. Speaking at a press conference, IOL reported the Belgian as saying:

“I had contact with Percy last week when he called to say for family reasons, he would like not to be here with us. I understood it but on the other side, I am not amused that he played for Al Ahly.”

Broos has been left questioning whether the injury status of players listed by clubs as unavailable is accurate information.

Thapelo Maseko is another such player, who, after being declared unavailable for Bafana due to injury, came on as a substitute in the MTN8 final on Saturday.

As quoted by SowetanLive, Broos said:

"Unfortunately this camp is again disturbed by injuries like last month. Maseko is something different. It's the second time that we have that surprise that the player is injured then suddenly he plays.”

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The veteran coach then called for improved communication from the clubs so that he could make the best of their AFCON preparations.

South Africa will find out their group opponents soon as the draw for the rescheduled 2023 AFCON will be held on October 12 in Abidjan.

Family sacrifice for Bafana star

Sports Brief recently reported on what Lyle Foster’s family went through for him to live his dream.

Foster disclosed that his father had to quit his job to see him succeed as a professional footballer.

The Burnley striker stated that anytime things are going rough, he reaches out to family first.