Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has revealed that they are expecting two players to join the national team camp today and explained what plans he has for them in the coming days as they prepare for their international friendlies.
Bafana are currently in Polokwane to prepare for Friday's friendly international against Tanzania at Peter Mokaba Stadium. They are still waiting for Luke le Roux and Samukelo Kabini to join the camp, after they were involved in action for their clubs in Europe.
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Le Roux is based in Sweden at IFK Värnamo, while Kabini made a move to Norway a few months ago to join Molde, where he's made a fairly good start.
"We are still not complete because Luke le Roux and Kabini are not here. They played yesterday (Sunday) in a championship game in Norway and Sweden, so they will arrive tomorrow (Tuesday) around noon. Because we have two games, it's not a problem. Those players we will play them next Tuesday (against Mozambique). We will give them a little bit rest and also the adaptation because travelling from Europe to the South of Africa is a long distance, so they need recuperation," Broos told media
Broos revealed his plans for the upcoming matches, with every player expected to get an opportunity to play.
"I think it's a good opportunity for the new players who are with us and also the young players. There is no pressure. We play friendly games, so the result is not that important. From our side, I will give every player the same play time. It's a little bit difficult for goalkeepers, but even there we will try that every goalkeeper is playing the same minutes, so that we can make a good evaluation after this FIFA week on our goalkeepers but also on our players," Broos said.
"The performance is the most important thing. We will do everything to win the two games, but more important is the performance of the players, certainly the new players. Again I will not put pressure on them. They just have to play their game and we will evaluate."
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Broos, meanwhile, gave his reasons for naming Orlando Pirates defender Nkosinathi Sibisi as captain of the team for the two matches.
"I think with Sibisi we have a good captain. He's an experienced player. He has been with Bafana Bafana since I am here, from the first day he was with us. He has experience as an older player and he is a guy who has respect from everybody, so I think he is a good one to replace Ronwen."
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