Lucas Radebe calls for the reform of the 'politics involved' in South African football
Lucas Radebe believes more former players must be included if South Africa are to turn around their footballing fortunes
Radebe also lead the side at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups but believes the exclusion of former players is adding to the decline in the country's fortunes since hosting the global event in 2010.Radebe told the Africa Daily podcast"Obviously, with the politics that is involved in the game, it becomes very stressful for individuals like us to get involved in the game and make sure that the game continues to improve in the country and we sustain that.
"We have to restructure to see the great Bafana Bafana coming back. We've got the talent, you can see but we can't sustain it," added Radebe."We see players that are on form playing for Bafana Bafana - well, if they're on form, they're not being chosen, which doesn't bring stability to the national team.
Radebe believes the subsequent years have been a dramatic underperformance - including when hosting the event against in 2013 - from a side that should be a major team on the continent. "Well for me becomes a big problem because we don't get the talent that we need. And we don't develop it properly. "As long as we have the quality, I don't have a problem with that," Radebe said. "But we can't have players that are not going to improve our game.
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