My team, my choice: Broos takes strong stance on Bafana selection

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has made it clear that he remains fully in control of squad selection, despite ongoing calls for the inclusion of various players. With the World Cup qualifiers approaching, South Africa will face Lesotho on Friday, 21 March, at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, followed by a match against Benin in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Tuesday, 25 March. Broos, however, has emphasised that his decision-making process remains unaffected by external pressure. The Belgian coach made it clear that all the players he has called up deserve to be in the squad and no one—whether journalists, club officials, or other figures—will influence his choices. “When a player is ready, I will call him up, regardless of whether he’s from Chippa United, Sundowns, or Polokwane…

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