Swallows FC Coach Dylan Kerr Encourages Hugo Broos to Visit Premier Soccer League Clubs' Training Sessions

Swallows FC Coach Dylan Kerr Encourages Hugo Broos to Visit Premier Soccer League Clubs' Training Sessions

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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  • Dylan Kerr has commented on Bafana Coach Hugo Broos' statements about the state of South African football
  • Swallows FC coach Dylan Kerr was speaking after his side beat the University of Pretoria in the relegation/promotion playoff
  • Dylan Kerr has encouraged Hugo Broos to see South African football at ground level to help make it better

Dylan Kerr is the latest person to comment on Hugo Broos’ recent comments about the standard of football in South Africa.

The Bafana coach commented that The Premier Soccer League (PSL) didn’t have quality players to allow the national team to compete globally.

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Swallows FC's Dylan Kerr has encouraged the national team coach, Hugo Broos to speak to Prem Soccer League clubs' coaches and attend training sessions. Image: @LimSportsZone/@EconomicsMoghel
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Kerr referenced the comments during his post-match talk after Swallows FC’s game against the University of Pretoria.

Swallows won the match 1-0 to secure their DStv Premiership status, Times LIVE reported.

Speaking after the game, Kerr was asked why he was emotional, to which he replied that he loved the loves the country and the PSL.

He added that he heard the comments made by the national team coach and would encourage him to come and speak to PSL coaches and attend clubs’ training sessions.

Kermit Erasmus and Steve Komphela have also commented on Broos’ statements but both have attracted negative comments on Twitter for doing so, The Citizen confirmed.

Kermit Erasmus is shocked by Bafana coach Hugo Broos' comments about the poor standard of players in South Africa

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.

Hugo Broos was not displeased with Bafana Bafana's performance against Morocco despite a disappointing late goal

Bafana suffered defeat to Morocco in last night’s AFCON qualifiers, but coach Hugo Broos isn’t disappointed in what he saw.

The Belgian coach was speaking after yesterday’s game in which Morocco came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory. Youssef En-Nesyri scored early in the second half to cancel out Lyle Foster’s opener before Ayoub El Kaabi broke Bafana hearts with a goal in the 87th minute.

Following the game, Broos added that he was not displeased by what he saw from his team against a star-studded Moroccan side.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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