Benni McCarthy

AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy says some of the KwaZulu-Natal club’s new signings are still trying to settle and get used to how the Usuthu set-up works. © Steve Haag/Sports Inc

Benni McCarthy hits out at Broos’ Bafana squad selections!

AmaZulu head coach Benni McCarthy has questioned the selection processes that Hugo Broos’ is currently using with Bafana Bafana

Benni McCarthy

AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy says some of the KwaZulu-Natal club’s new signings are still trying to settle and get used to how the Usuthu set-up works. © Steve Haag/Sports Inc

AmaZulu head coach Benni McCarthy has hit out at Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos regarding some of his selection methods.

Benni McCarthy feels that Hugo Broos has selected a number of players that are yet to even play for their clubs this season while in-form players were overlooked by the national team.

Bafana Bafana face Zimbabwe and Ghana in back-to-back FIFA World Cup Qualifiers during the coming days and despite not featuring in competitive matches, the likes of Percy Tau, Thabani Dube, Njabulo Ngcobo and Sibusiso Mabiliso have been called up to the national team.

Benni McCarthy questions Hugo Broos’ Bafana Bafana squad selections

“We select players who are not even playing at club level. Some have not kicked a ball for their teams this season but they are selected to the national team and we expect to be successful.” Benni McCarthy told SAFJA.

“Other national teams have local players who play week-in week-out, they don’t sit on the bench. If the international players are not released, the local-based players should be good enough to carry on when other players are not available.

“As to how we select players, it sometimes boggles me because I see players who are there based on what they did in the Cosafa Cup and last season,”

Benni McCarthy does have one player that made Hugo Broos’ Bafana Bafana squad in the form of goalkeeper Veli Mothwa. South Africa face Zimbabwe on Friday afternoon in Harare. They’ll immediately return to face Ghana three days later in Johannesburg.

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