Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has revealedt he is pleasantly surprised by how quickly his players have adapted to his methods and made a strong bid for a place in next year's Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has revealed he is pleasantly surprised by how quickly his players have adapted to his methods and made a strong bid for a place in next year's Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
"Maybe you will be surprised that I'm surprised we are now in this position [top of the group and with their destiny in their own hands]," he said. "It was very difficult for me to make the [first Bafana squad] selections because I did not know so much about SA football. Now I know much more about them [the players] and I think what we are doing now, and while I like players like [Keagan] Dolly who were with Bafana [in the past] and suddenly were not there, has worked out. Those are things that can make things better."
Broos is livid Ghana will not have to deal with the difficulties of playing at Bahir Dar Stadium and now face the Ethiopians at a top venue with a world class pitch. "With Zimbabwe, it was a very important game for them too [the Zimbabweans lost 0-1 in September]. So they also had to do it [play at Bahir Dar stadium]. Now suddenly Ghana can play their game [against Ethiopia] in a paradise [in Johannesburg at Orlando Stadium]. This [SA] is a paradise compared to Ethiopia. They have to travel [to SA], but it is a direct flight from Accra to Johannesburg. It is not fair and I do not understand Fifa in these kinds of things.
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