Is Hugo Broos the right coach for Bafana Bafana? Mihlali Baleka, Herman Gibbs
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YES, says Mihlali Baleka
The appointment of Hugo Broos as new Bafana Bafana coach was definitely a spot-on decision by the South African Football Association!
Despite Broos spending the last three years in his native Belgium, where he held the role of Sporting Director at Jupiler Pro League side KV Oostende, his knowledge of African, international and inter-club football is vast.
After all, he inspired the Cameroonian national team – the Indomitable Lions – to the Africa Cup of Nations crown four years ago by defeating the mighty Egypt in the final in Libreville, Gabon.
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Broos is no stranger on the continent having led Cameroon to Africa Cup of Nations success in Gabon in 2017 when they beat Egypt 2-1 in the final at the Stade de l Amitié in Libreville.
The 69-year-old has also had an extensive coaching career spanning all of 31 years. During that time he has notably coached the likes of Belgian League giants Club Brugge, R.S.C Anderlecht as well as K.R.C Genk. The technical committee looked at the technical aspect and experience. Does he have international experience? Has he been there? We had to look at the time,“ Motlanthe said on SABC Sport.
We will reschedule the announcement to next week and further updates will be provided on this page. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.”
Safa was set to announce Molefi Ntseki s successor following a meeting between the organisation s hierarchy and the technical committee.
Carlos Queiroz, Herve Renard and Hugo Broos have been heavily linked with the Bafana coaching job in recent weeks.
The Portuguese tactician, who was in charge of Bafana between 2000 and 2002, is currently jobless having resigned as Colombia head coach in December 2020.
Queiroz left his post as the mentor of the Coffee Growers due to the nation s slow start to 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying after almost two years at the helm.
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