South African football legend Mlungisi “Professor” Ngubane has attacked Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos over his selection and also the technical team.
Ngubane feels Broos should atleast have two or more coaches in his technical team.
“Hugo Broos seems to be losing his way. First of all, we can’t travel with only two coaches to a big tournament like the World Cup. He leaves out deserving players and selects those favoured by him,” he told KickOff.
“At the World Cup, you need a proper technical team, not just a technical staff. Lamontville Golden Arrows have more coaches on their bench than Bafana Bafana. Helman Mkhalele, you can see he can’t question Hugo Broos; he says yes to everything—he’s a yes man. It’s not because Mkhalele is weak, but because Broos is stubborn. Mkhalele can have an opinion, but Broos will overpower him.”
Broos criticised ahead of World Cup
Ngubane feels Broos should have selected Mamelodi Sundowns defender Grant Kekana ahead of Ime Okon for the friendlies against Panama.
“Now, let’s talk about the players. Is Ime Okon a better center-back than Grant Kekana? Okon is an average player; I don’t think he will be in the World Cup squad. He’s not Bafana Bafana material. I wonder why Mohau Nkota and Iqraam Rayners are not in the national team,” he said.
Broos yet to select his final World Cup squad
“The World Cup comes around once every four years, so use your best players now! Nkota recently lost his father, so he needs to be there at the World Cup to honor his father. You can’t drop a player from the national team just because he lost his father a month ago. Give him a chance to honor his father.
“As for Rayners… we don’t have a better striker than him as a country right now. I don’t understand what Hugo Broos is trying to do. I think he’s planning to embarrass us,” Ngubane concluded.