Why Hugo needs to leave South Africa
New Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has explained why he will need to leave the country later this month to return home to Belgium.
Broos was last week announced as the new man in charge of Bafana and arrived in South Africa on Monday evening to formally be introduced to the media.
The Belgian tactician was initially expected to officially start work in June, however FIFA have since allowed a postponement of the opening round of 2022 World Cup qualifiers until the September international window period.
This also plays in the 69-year-olds favour as he is scheduled to return home to have his second dosage of the Covid-19 vaccine, while he has assured his capable assistants will oversee the national team for whatever friendlies are arranged.
“I will be here in South Africa until the 24th of May. Why? You know we’re living in a world of Covid, and I’ve already gotten my first vaccination in Belgium so I will have the second one on the 4th of June,” explained Broos in his first official media briefing.
“I think and hope that you will understand why I will go back to receive my vaccination, so that I will be protected. When I see what will happen in the next months, we will have to travel a lot so I don’t want to be sick.
“This is not only for myself but for South Africa – if you have a coach that will have Covid and be out for one month, or in the worst case not even be here in this world anymore, I think you’ll understand why I want to go back to Belgium. It’s very important for me.
“What will happen then with the games we will play in June? They will be run by my Belgian and South African assistants.
“What will I do? I will monitor the games for sure, and I will analyse them and discuss it with my assistants. I don’t really need to be here for those games, because I have trust in my assistants that they will do it very well.”
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