De Sa Hopes For ‘No Interference’ From SAFA

Former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Roger De Sa says he hopes there will be no interference and fiddling with the squad’s technical team from the South African Football Association (SAFA) ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

De Sa’s comments come on the back of the senior national team’s qualification to the global show piece to be hosted in North America next year. De Sa was` part of Bafana’s technical team under the leadership of Carlos Queiroz the last time South Africa qualified for the event through the qualification series in 2002 but they were removed before the tournament started.

The 61 year old told iDiski Times senior writer Matshelane Mamabolo in edition 227 of the newspaper how happy he is for Bafana and Hugo Broos’ backroom staff for their achievement saying they have worked hard to lift the team.

However the Oman national team assistant coach hopes that Broso and his technical team do not suffer the same fate he and Queiroz did. 

‘I am very happy that Bafana qualified, despite them having made it difficult for themselves with those three docked points,” De Sa told iDiski Times.

“But they’ve been pretty good. I just hope that SAFA do the right thing now, unlike before when they fired us. Carlos and I speak about it often and he always tells me how amazing it is the way that decision opened up many doors for him. You’ll remember he went on to [Manchester] United and Real Madrid plus many national teams.

“I think the current technical team has been outstanding, even from the Cup of Nations, you could see that. I just hope this time around they don’t lose their heads and get ahead of themselves. They must keep going the same way and don’t change too much. The World Cup is a totally different beast and with this one having so many teams playing in three massive countries, it will logistically be a nightmare.

“They must just keep it right; keep the staff that’s there because they’ve been fantastic; been consistent and did the right things. The results have proven that because in the end they have comfortably qualified and I certainly hope there’s no interference from anywhere, be it administratively from SAFA or anywhere outside football politically.

“Hugo Broos and his team have been outstanding and taken Bafana from nowhere to once again being top ten in Africa which is where we should be.”

You can read De Sa’s full comments in Mamabolo’s feature on why Broos must go to America with Bafana in edition 227 when you subscribe to iDiski Times WhatsApp media number for FREE.