Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has apologised for comments he made in which he slammed the quality of South African football.
Broos previously said the reason Bafana Bafana will always be one step behind is because the lack of quality players and the weakness of the PSL.
THe Belgian mentor faced plenty of backlash for his comments and has now apologised to the South African public.
“I want to apologise 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. I hope that this country will be with us to change some things, things that we have to change,” the coach explained, as quoted by SABC Sport.
🔔 Hugo Broos apologizes 🔔@BafanaBafana head coach apologized to South Africans following his remarks last week on the standard of football in the country. He rendered his apology at the SAFA Extra-Ordinary Congress in Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday.#SABCSport411 pic.twitter.com/UifhdEIx4r
— SABC Sport (@SABC_Sport) June 20, 2022
“I will do everything, and even more than everything to qualify the team in September for Afcon next year. And I will do everything to be at the 2026 World Cup. I know the potential of this country…we can make it happen,” added Broos.
“But we need everybody in this country, not only me or SAFA – everybody who can help has to help us. I am sure we can succeed and bring South Africa to be present at every Afcon and take them to the 2026 World Cup.”
Attended the @SAFA_net Extra-Ordinary Congress meeting this past weekend, where @BafanaBafana head coach Hugo Broos apologized for his remarks on the standard of the local game last week. @SABC_Sport #SABCSport411 pic.twitter.com/INjQJ52oPn
— Velile Mnyandu 🇿🇦 (@Velile_Mnyandu) June 20, 2022
