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‘They think they’re important’: Broos on social media critics

Hugo Broos in Bafana Bafana camp

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has opened up on the social media criticism directed at him in the past few months, revealing that the outside noise doesn’t affect him.

The Belgian mentor, known for his blunt and straightforward character, has faced criticism over his Bafana squad selection. Broos recently announced the squad that will play an international friendly against Zambia at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium this coming Saturday.

South Africa are preparing for the 2025 AFCON set to be held in Morocco next month. Bafana will be aiming to give a good account of themselves in the upcoming Nations Cup after clinching the bronze medal in the previous tournament in the Ivory Coast.

Meanwhile, Broos has been consistent with his squad selection and often makes little or no changes to the team in every camp. In the current squad that reported for camp on Monday morning, Broos only included two new faces after calling Orlando Pirates midfielder Masindi Nemtajela and Keletso Makgalwa of Sekhukhune United.

In a decision that sparked criticism from fans, Broos left out Kaizer Chiefs players in his squad despite the team showing improvement in the past few matches.

WHAT HUGO BROOS SAID ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA CRITICISM

Hugo Broos. Picture courtesy of Bafana Bafana/X

The experienced mentor has been vocal about his decision to snub Chiefs players from the squad, arguing that the team is not at the level that is expected from them.

In the last camp, Broos had Mduduzi Shabalala in the squad that played two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe and Rwanda to qualify for the global showpiece.

Broos has responded to his criticism on social media and said he’s not affected by the noise. “You know how I feel about social media, I don’t follow that at all,” Broos said. “And I think if I should read those things, I should laugh.

“Those are people who think they’re important on social media, and they can say what they want. It’s really nonsense, it’s ridiculous, and it doesn’t affect me at all, but thank you for mentioning it.”