Hugo Broos explains why he didn’t pick Percy Tau in latest Bafana Bafana squad
Hugo Broos has explained Percy Tau’s absence from the latest Bafana Bafana squad announced on Monday.
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South Africa are set to resume their 2022 Soccer World Cup qualification campaign next month when they take on Ethiopia in an away-and-home double-header against their Group G rivals.
Bafana Bafana currently top the log standings following an away draw against Zimbabwe and home victory over Ghana in their opening two matches.
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However, they will be without star forward Percy Tau for their clashes against their East African opponents.
“Percy is injured, that’s the problem,” Broos said during his squad announcement on SABC Sport.
“He picked up an injury in the game against Ghana and he went back to his team and he didn’t train, he didn’t play.
“He started training last Friday so I phoned him and I said, ‘Hey, Percy, what’s happening?’ and he said, ‘Yes, I am injured. I am starting training on Friday’ which was two days ago, so I think Percy is not ready.
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“When Percy comes to the national team he has to play, he’s an important player, too important for us [to risk] so I can’t take him. I said, ‘Okay, you are no training so, be on the bench’, but then maybe he comes in the game and he has an injury again.
“So, I talked to him and he understood it and I said, ‘Try to be ready for next month because that could maybe be an even more important month than this one.”
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Bafana Bafana will travel to Ethiopia for their match on Saturday, 9 October (15:00 SA time), before the sides head to South Africa for the second clash at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday, 12 October (18:00).
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The squad as well as the broadcast details.
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