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Bafana Bafana narrowly lost their opening 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Morocco, but it could’ve been so much worse. Photo: Nour Akanja/BackpagePix

Has Percy Tau really done enough to earn Bafana recall?

Has Percy Tau down enough to regain his place in the Bafana Bafana starting XI or will Hugo Broos need more convincing?

Bafana Bafana Percy Tau Orlando Pirates

Bafana Bafana narrowly lost their opening 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Morocco, but it could’ve been so much worse. Photo: Nour Akanja/BackpagePix

Hugo Broos made it clear what Percy Tau needed to do to earn a recall to the national team squad.

Broos was unhappy with the amount of minutes being played by Percy Tau at Al Ahly. 

The coach went as far as to urge him to nail down a spot or find a new club where he will play more often.

Broos named Tau among the 35 players in his preliminary squad but could still cut him and no player is guaranteed a start or an appearance against Liberia.

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Percy Tau must play to earn Bafana recall

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns star Percy Tau. Photo: Weam Mostafa/BackpagePix.

Broos isn’t willing to pick players who aren’t playing regular football and he is not willing to compromise.

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Tau is back in the Al Ahly team and back at it in terms of scoring.

He netted a fine goal against Mamelodi Sundowns even as Al Ahly went down 5-2.

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Even so, Tau may not have entirely convinced Al Ahly coach Marcel Koller that he is the man for the Red Devils attack.

“If he doesn’t succeed to get his position in the team of Al Ahly then in January then he finds another team where he will play,” we’ll be very happy to see that, with Al Ahly or another team so that at last we have a real 100% Percy Tau for the two games against Liberia,” Broos said.

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Broos wants star man playing

He has always been keen on having Percy Tau in his squad, but Broos said that standards had to be maintained.

“I think a player like Percy Tau fits in every plan of every coach,” the Bafana mentor added.

Percy Tau’s overseas career a mixed-bag

Since leaving Sundowns in 2018, Percy Tau has endured a rocky career path.

He would shine in three loan seasons in Belgium with Union SC, Club Brugge and Anderlecht but once recalled to Brighton couldn’t nail down a place in the Premier League side.

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Pitso Mosimane joining Al Ahly as coach encouraged him to make the switch to Egypt.

However, since Mosimane’s departure, Percy Tau has found a starting berth impossible to nail down in Cairo.

A return to the PSL has been consistently rumoured while others have urged him to return to Europe.

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