Bafana Bafana tactician Hugo Broos got a feeling that his players didnt really come out of their shell in Tuesdays 1-0 win over Ghana in a friendly that served as a curtain-raiser to their Africa Cup of Nations Afcon campaign.
In fact, Broos suggested that his troops played the game with their minds already in Afcon, to start in Morocco from December 22 to January 18 2026, adding that he suspected they feared getting injured as the continental showpiece looms. Even so, Broos was pleased with a win, courtesy of Sipho Mbules thunderbolt in the second stanza.
Playing a match a few games before a big tournament is sometimes a game you dont want to see.
