Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr has reacted to four of his club’s players making Hugo Broos’ preliminary Bafana Bafana squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Belgian coach has often overlooked Amakhosi players and also been vocal about the club’s struggles this past season.
However, he has named four players in his preliminary AFCON squad, with Brandon Petersen, Bradley Cross, Thabiso Monyane and Mduduzi Shabalala all making the cut.
Motaung Jr has praised the work of the Bafana coach and insisted his players need to perform at club first in order to have a chance to represent South Africa at the international stage.
“I think if you’d ask anybody in the club, we want to have as many players in the national team as possible,” he stated.
“We’re very proud also of the work that Hugo Broos has done – his formula has worked for him. He qualified for the AFCON, qualified for the World Cup.
“It’s a massive task; he has done a great job.
“From our side, the only thing we can do is… We just want the players to focus on – your league performance, what you do at club level, it generally happens at national level.
“They’ve got to work; they’ve got to put their heads down and give the best for their club. We hear four players have been selected, it sounds great but it’s a preliminary squad and the coach has his plan for the tournament.
“We hope that we can get as many players as possible on that stage, representing the county at AFCON in the best way possible but the work that Hugo Broos has been tremendous and it’s great to see.”
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