Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos did not want to entertain the question of whether they missed the services of Orlando Pirates star Relebohile Mofokeng against Zimbabwe.
South Africa could not break Zimbabwe’s defence to score a goal and ultimately settled for a 0-0 draw in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday.
After the match, Broos was asked whether he missed the injured Mofokeng, who was replaced by Mduduzi Shabalala.
The coach stated that it would not be right to say he missed Mofokeng, or any other missing player, as it would negatively imply dissatisfaction with the players that played against The Warriors.
“I don’t want to talk about players who were not here,” said Broos in the post-match press conference.
“It’s unfair to the players who played this game because they did everything to win this game.
“It should be very easy now to say, we missed this one and this one and this one. I’m very sorry I won’t do that.
“For me, they had a good performance, they fought but then the result is not what we hoped for.”
Bafana face Rwanda in the last World Cup qualifying clash on Tuesday, 14 October at Mbombela Stadium.
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