Mothobi Mvala injury due to lack of support – Broos
Unhappy Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos implies that the injury to Mothobi Mvala is due to lack of support from the PSL.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is unhappy and fuming over the lack of support from the PSL as his defender Mothobi Mvala is injured.
Broos says some of his Bafana players are not 100% fresh ahead of the eagerly anticipated AFCON tournament in Cote d’Ivoire.
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With Bafana set to get their Group E account underway against Mali on Tuesday next week, Broos is unhappy, saying the PSL does not support his team.
The Belgian’s sentiments come as the Mamelodi Sundowns defender, Mvala is doubtful for the AFCON tournament after sustaining a groin injury.
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MOTHOBI MVALA DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT FROM PSL – BROOS
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The former Belgium defender, Broos laments the support from the league’s governing body PSL, saying some of his Bafana players have not fully recovered from the tight PSL schedule.
Bafana are set to face Lesotho in their final AFCON preparation at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday, but Broos slammed the PSL’s decision to end the domestic league on December 30 instead of the 24th as he had initially requested.
“You know the discussion I had with the PSL and honestly speaking, all these players had not really recovered. We see that in training and that was my fear all along,” he said per Sunday World.
“Based on the tests that were taken, we discovered that the players were not 100% fresh. This is what I had said eight months ago when I asked for the league to be stopped on the 24th of December.”
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As things stand, Mvala could be replaced by Orlando Pirates defender Tapelo Xoki who is on standby for the AFCON tournament but this all depends on medical tests on Mvala.
BROOS ON WHY PLAYERS NEEDED REST FROM PSL GAMES
The former Cameroon manager, Broos adds that heading to such a major tournament as big as AFCON, players needed to rest and take a break from their PSL assignments.
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“All those players needed enough rest, looking at the number of games that they had in the last two months. Like Sundowns, they played almost every three days from August until December,” adds Broos.
“So, I don’t understand that a league of a country cannot accept to stop the league sooner, because they knew it before the end of last season.
“I am sorry to say this but don’t tell me that they (PSL) support Bafana Bafana.”
The South African understands that the 1996 African kings are scheduled to leave Mzansi for the West African nation on Thursday evening.
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