Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos said he told his bench after 15 minutes his team “could not win”, while his players battled to contain their emotions, describing their disappointment at the manner of their 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to Ghana.
Bafana Bafana midfielder Ethan Brooks during the press conference at Safa House in Johannesburg on November 17 2021.Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos said he told his bench after 15 minutes his team “could not win”, while his players battled to contain their emotions describing their disappointment at the manner of their 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to Ghana.
“You can be sure that the determination was there, we wanted a good result, and a good result was a win. We knew it would be very difficult, but we should play a game to be qualified for the next round,” Broos said. “But here after the game I was more convinced that he had been against us, that we couldn't win that game.”
“It was so obvious. It felt like the game was rehearsed, like everybody knew what was going on, from the referee to the Ghanaian players and the ball boys.
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