Hugo Broos wants Bafana Bafana to play ‘fancy football’

Hugo Broos says he wants to play “fancy football” after being announced as the new Bafana Bafana boss.

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The 69-year-old Belgium coach led Cameroon to the title at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and has been appointed South Africa mentor ahead of the start of 2022 Soccer World Cup qualification.

Bafana Bafana dispensed with Molefi Ntseki after his unsuccessful 2021 AFCON qualification campaign, with Broos explaining you don’t need to be the best team at a tournament to win.

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Speaking to SABC, Hugo Broos said: “I like fancy football. It is not for me to kick the ball 60 metres in front and wait (for a counter-attack). Sometimes you have to play like that, but it is not the way I want to play.”

Broos added: “There were better sides than us at AFCON, but we won AFCON, because we were a team, and not just 11 players, 23 players (in the squad).”

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Broos has been appointed on a five-year contract, but his selection hasn’t gone down well with everyone with the South African Football Association (SAFA) being hauled before parliament to defend their decision.

At 69, Broos will be 74 “if” he sees out his full term.

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SAFA caught a massive break when the opening round of 2022 World Cup qualifiers, which were due to start in the first week in June, were delayed to later in the year giving Broos time to settle into his role.

Hugo Broos arrived in the country on Monday night.

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