Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has changed the outlook of the national team as they are now expected to do well with every passing game.
Bafana hosted Tanzania and Mozambique to a stalemate and 2-0 win respectively during the recent FIFA international window.
That was pleasing given the fact that Broos’ team was largely made up of new and young faces.
So, that’s why we look at three things we learned from the two friendlies…
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The future is bright
Broos has been big on the integration of youngsters into the Bafana fold from day one, and that’s why he organised his team around the youth.
So, when an opportunity presented itself for him to inject young blood into the team arose this month, the Belgian grabbed it with both hands.
He has been impressed with most of the youngsters – so much so that he said there are some players that he can’t leave out of the team in the next window.
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Goalkeepers changing the narrative
It’s been widely reported that Bafana has a goalkeeping conundrum, and that’s why the team struggles when No 1 Ronwen Williams is not around.
But such was the commendable performance of trio Sipho Chaine, Renaldo Leaner and Ricardo Goss that they kept clean sheets during the two friendlies.
Sure, Broos is yet to single out his No 2 who’ll deputise for Williams when he returns to the Bafana team, but he has a nice selection headache.
Goal!! 46th minute!! Kwayiba, assist by Nkota 🇿🇦🔥 pic.twitter.com/xKjlCw8rEF
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Club combinations work at SA level
Broos tested club combinations as Stellenbosch duo Fawaaz Basadien and Thabo Moloisane, and Orlando Pirates’ Nkosinathi Sibisi and Mbekezeli Mbokazi partnered each other.
And they actually work – the quartet played a key role in ensuring that Bafana kept back-to-back clean sheets in the process.
It is not the first time that club combinations worked at Bafana as Grant Kekana and Mothobi Mvala were Broos’ go-to-defenders at the last Afcon.
So, the recent development shows it works.
