Al-Ahli head coach Pitso Mosimane has issued his verdict on coach Hugo Broos and Bafana Bafana's chances of qualifying for the African Cup of Nations (Afcon).
Bafana Bafana are set to take on Liberia in a crucial Afcon qualifier first-round clash at Orlando Stadium on Friday and Mosimane has backed Broos to take South Africa to next year's Afcon.
"Well, sometimes our coach says what he wants to say, anytime any day. I listened to a voice clip yesterday, he said that he's responsible for Afcon but nobody must blame him for the world cup. I think when you are the national coach, it's Afcon and the world cup so maybe he was told that he's not responsible. I don't know why he would say that," Mosimane said.
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The 58-year-old former Sundowns ad Bafana Bafana coach was speaking to journalists at the Nedbank in Soweto on Thursday, where he was unveiled as the new Nedbank Cup ambassador.
"But anyway, I think coach Broos has done well by unveiling young players and all that at the beginning of course," Mosimane added.
"But it's a little bit different now because the Themba Zwane's are back and the Percy Tau are back, which is good. I think we will qualify for the Afcon, we only need four points. I've seen Liberia play against Morocco, and I've seen Morocco play so we will do well. We will qualify.
"But sometimes, coach Broos says whatever he wants to say, sometimes I get taken aback as a South African citizen and also as a coach, I say oh okay, but that's his own personality and philosophy and how he looks at our country."
The match between South Africa and Liberia will kick off at 18:00.
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