2017 African Champion, Hugo Broos has been named as the new head coach of South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.
The South African Football Association (SAFA) confirmed the decision at a live press conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday, less than two months after firing Molefi Ntseki for failing to qualify for the 2022 AFCON tournament in Cameroon.
The Belgian Broos, who’s last employment was caretaker coach at Belgium’s Oostende in 2019, returns to Africa since making Cameroon the 2017 AFCON champions.
The 69-year-old’s career journey otherwise features club football in Belgium, Greece, UAE and Algeria.
SAFA settled for Broos as a third choice, after getting rejected by former coaches Carlos Queiroz, Pitso Mosimane, and former player Benni McCarthy, due to the association’s dysfunction and corporate approach.
Broos is expected to lead Bafana Bafana to 2022 World Cup Qualification, where Ghana, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia form the qualification group.
