The South African Football Association could be headed for an unnecessary tiff with the men's senior national team that could turn uglier, if not more embarrassing, than the Tsakane chaos that preceded Banyana Banyana's departure to the Women's World Cup.
Although the scenes were regrettable, it appears as if lessons were not learnt from that fiasco as a strike by the senior men's side was averted in the 11th hour prior to the friendly match against Namibia at Orlando Stadium last week.
This publication has gathered that while relative calm has returned to the Bafana Bafana camp, there is a simmering discontent bubbling underneath the surface that could blow into an inferno of massive proportions. Information that has landed on the Siya crew's desk indicates that SAFA has hinted about the possibility of stopping paying players incentive bonuses altogether going forward.
Apparently, this "threat" did not sit well with the players and Siya sources have indicated that unless the organization addressed the matter urgently and cleared the air around this burning issue with the players, expect the kind of chaos that is simply too ghastly to contemplate.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers get underway within the next couple of months and the players are anxious to know what kind of package will be offered to them for qualification to the global event.
Hugo Broos' charges have also qualified for the Afcon in Ivory Coast next January and unless the matter of financial incentives is sorted out speedily now while there is still time, we could be headed for another Tsakane incident, only this time it will be on a larger scale.
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