Bloemfontein, South Africa – E be like say wetin dem talk about pitch matter don turn wahala! SABC Sport yan say CAF carry their eye go Free State Stadium after dem see pictures during rugby game – and just like that, dem don cancel the game.
Extract from coach Hugo Broos mouth, “We get this message for Saturday say we no fit play for Free State Stadium because the pitch don turn to disaster zone.” No be small drama o! Even Lesotho boys no sabi wetin dey happen. Na so dem dey force accept am like say na bad news for dem sef.
As Bafana Bafana dey prepare for their big match against Naija next Tuesday, dem still dey wonder if na this same rugby pitch go hold dem. Broos no wan make dem focus on wahala wey don happen for now, but e no too sure if dem go fit manage am. As you sabi, preparation no dey look like wetin dem plan.
Last week, signs wey show say something no go jom jom for Bloemfontein don dey clear since as Broos change dem travel plan. Instead of going straight to Free State, dem go gather for Johannesburg. E get why dem call am ‘Free State’? Na because security dey free for dem! Na joke o, no vex.
But for this pitch matter, Broos no dey hold back. “I go see the pitch last week, and e really be like say dem no fit play football for there again.” Na strong warning be this o!
Meanwhile, as injuries dey scatter the squad, Broos don call up Orlando Pirates midfielder Sipho Mbule make e come replace Patrick “Tito” Maswanganyi wey don carry injury from dem 3-0 win against Chippa United. Also, Thabo Moloisane wey dey play for Stellenbosch don come join the squad to cover for Ime Okon wey dey for Germany.
Dis na the first time wey Mbule go return to Bafana squad after four years. Na back to 2021 when Broos first start with Bafana, Mbule don dey ki kia for preliminary squad since last year. Age no be barrier for talent, Nigeria go hear word!
Broos don show belief for Mbule talent. “I think say everybody go agree say Sipho Mbule na serious player, and I no go lie, e be like say for the past years, we no fit see the quality wey we expect from person like Mbule. E get experience and e fit play for that Themba Zwane position.” Na so coach dey talk as we dey prepare for Naija clash!
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