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Sundowns saved Safa from embarrassment at Afcon, says former player

“We wouldn’t have reached this stage of the competition (Afcon),” stated Mabaso.

Former AmaZulu FC midfielder Thabo Mabaso has hailed Mamelodi Sundowns, saying the membership saved South African Football (Safa) from embarrassment at the Caf Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Ivory Coast.

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Mabaso believes the work that’s being accomplished at Sundowns from the event constructions to the senior group is essential to having a profitable nationwide group, which helped Bafana attain the semi-final of the Afcon, the place they misplaced to Nigeria on penalties.

Sundowns have 11 gamers within the Bafana squad and 7 of them began the video games for Bafana.

“Thank you Sundowns for implementing proper structures at Chloorkop and saving the mother body (Safa) from embarrassment, without your work, we wouldn’t have reached this stage of the competition (Afcon). Another shortcut from mother body exposed! (sic),” Mabaso wrote on his Facebook account.

“I nonetheless keep so long as youngsters are nonetheless uncared for, we’re going nowhere quick 25 years with out soccer glory however the abundance of expertise as a result of growth from an early age is uncared for. Thanks, Makgopa (Evidence) and Yaya (Sphephelo Sithole) and their respective groups. Football groups are constructed not minimize and paste.(sic)

“The only team that masters cut and paste is Real Madrid and they have been doing it for centuries. Let’s start from Under-6 to identify players, groom and build them, and mold them to be a team. Let’s see more of juniors structured football (leagues), properly organised leagues for juniors, and more coaching education for the less fortunate and underprivileged. Because they are the ones who groom these players from an early age, but they are not recognised instead we want to take money out of their pockets (sic).”

The former Usuthu midfielder added it was a clever transfer from Bafana coach Hugo to fill his squad with Downs gamers.

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“Clever decision Mr. Broos to save face by taking the whole Sundowns 11 or else you were going to take the blame for the mess created by the mother-body, my opinion. (sic)”


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