Although left out of the Bafana Bafana squad for upcoming Afcon qualifiers, Hugo Broos insists that SAFA are tracking Sundowns' midfield maestro Neo Maema. Read more ▶️
Neo Maema of Mamelodi Sundowns celebrates his goal with teammates during the DStv Premiership match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Swallows FC at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on January 03, 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa.Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has provided his reasons for leaving out Sundowns maestro Neo Maema from the Bafana Bafana squad for important upcoming match.
The versatile midfielder has had a sensational season with The Brazilians, making 29 appearances with a return of six goals and four assists and many expected Maema to be at earn a first call-up to the national team. "It came as a surprise then, when the 27-year-old did not even make the preliminary squad. However, Broos has confirmed Maema’s efforts have not gone unnoticed.
"For sure [we are tracking him], Maema is playing better and better since last season, we’ve been following Maema, but [back] then he was in and out," the Belgian coach said during the final 23-man Bafana squad announcement held at SABC studios in Auckland. "But now I think his performances are better, they are more stable and I hope that my choices in the future will be more difficult every time because that means that we have more good players.
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