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‘I’ll quit Bafana if we don’t make World Cup’ – Broos

  • Bafana coach Hugo Broos says he’ll leave after Afcon if South Africa fails to reach the 2026 World Cup.
  • The 72-year-old dreams of ending his career at the World Cup and won’t sign a new contract even if Bafana qualify.

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has made it clear – if South Africa doesn’t make it to the 2026 World Cup, he’ll walk away after next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).

The 72-year-old Belgian says even if Bafana do reach the World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico, he won’t sign a new deal with the South African Football Association.

“It will be totally normal that if we don’t qualify for the World Cup after the Afcon I will stop,” Broos said, The Citizen reported.

Though happy in South Africa, he feels it’s time to think about retirement.

“I am very happy here in South Africa. It is a bit of a pity I am already this old. Otherwise, I would be very happy if tomorrow the president of Safa came to me and said ‘Coach, here is two years more’. But I am too old for that.”

Broos dreams of ending his career at the World Cup. “I have been there as a player, but I really want to be there as a coach. I will be 73 next year, and that will be a very nice moment for me to end my career. Let’s hope we can achieve it.”

Right now, Bafana are doing well in World Cup qualifying. They share the top spot in Group C with Rwanda and Benin, while favourites Nigeria are struggling four points behind.

“I don’t know what has happened to Nigeria,” said Broos. “The quality they have is too much to be there and they will come back. But they are four points behind us so they will have to win two more times than us to pass us.”

Bafana’s next big tests are against Lesotho at home and Benin away in March.

Pictured above: Hugo Broos.

Source: File