Broos furious after Bafana denied to train in Abidjan

Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, is furious after his side were denied the opportunity to train at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium on Monday, ahead of their FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifier against Benin at the same venue on Tuesday.

Bafana are in Abidjan where they landed on Sunday following a 2-0 against Lesotho in Polokwane on Friday.

Speaking to the media as he prepared his team, the Belgian shot from the hip as he expressed his dissatisfaction at not being allowed to train at the stadium.

“I’m really not satisfied with the decision that we can’t have a pre-match training in the stadium where the game takes place. I think this is a FIFA rule, that every team has the right to have a preliminary training before the game of 60 minutes in the stadium where you play, where the match takes place,” Broos said.

“I don’t understand. I understand it because there is another game. But this is bad when people who make the rules don’t follow the rules. Will that have an influence on the game? I don’t know. But I know if tomorrow after the game I’m not at the press conference, there will be a sanction. So we have to follow the rules. Where are the rules now? And you will tell me, yes, that’s for both teams. I don’t think so. I think Berlin has already trained in that stadium because they were here before us. Written by Ntsako Mkhari