Bafana Bafana Coach Hugo Broos Apologises for “Lack of Quality” Comment About South African Football

• Hugo Broos ruffled a few feathers last week with his comments about the standard of football in South Africa
• Bafana coach Hugo Broos has called on South Africans to throw their support behind the national team
• After upsetting many people with his comments, Hugo Broos has since apologised to the nation for what he said

Hugo Broos has called on South Africans to support Bafana Bafana as the side looks to return to the glory days.

The Bafana coach made the plea while also apologising to the nation for his recent comments.

Broos set the cat amongst the pigeons when he said that the country lacked quality players to compete globally and that the standard of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) wasn’t at a high level.

His comments didn’t sit well with many people, including Steve Komphela and Kermit Erasmus, but he did receive support from others. Former Orlando Pirates assistant coach, Zipho Dlangalala, agreed with Broos’ comments and said that the country needed to be honest about certain things and find solutions, The Citizen reported.

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Broos apologised for the comments on Saturday when he addressed the South African Football Association during a special conference, SABC Sport reported.

“I want to apologize if my declaration in the press conference last Tuesday was disrespectful against this nation. This was not my intention, certainly not. I came here one year ago and the only thing I want is for SA football to become better. I think we are on the right way, but there is still a lot of work to do.”

Broos added that it was a pity that South Africa was not among the best teams in Africa but that it was something that could be achieved in the next few years.

He also called on everyone in the country to play their part and promised to do everything in his power to ensure Bafana qualified for next year’s AFCON tournament and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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The fallout over Hugo Broos’ comments continues.

The Bafana coach stunned South Africans yesterday when he admitted that the quality of players in the country are not up to scratch.

Broos made the comments during a press conference, in which he was supposed to provide a report back on the game against Morocco, Sowetan LIVE reported.

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Hugo Broos is calling it as he sees it.

The Bafana coach has shocked many people with his comments today, in which he stated that the standard of players were very poor in the country.

Broos was speaking at a press conference where he admitted that the country doesn’t have quality players to compete around the globe, IOL reported. Broos also spoke about the difference in quality between Bafana and their last three opponents, Morocco, France and Ghana.