Bafana Bafana coach says Guinea were like a basketball team

Hugo Broos, the coach of Bafana Bafana, stated that Guinea players came out with pretty imposing physical displays when the two teams drew 0-0 in Belgium on Friday night.

It is commonly known that football players in South Africa are constructed differently in terms of height and physical bulk.

The evidence was on full show against a Guinea squad that appeared to be more of a “basketball team.”

“I joked about it, but we weren’t playing against a football squad; we were playing against a basketball team,” Broos said to SowetanLIVE.

“They had seven or eight 1.9m [tall] guys.” It’s unbelievable. And players like that have the power.

“But you didn’t see it in the duels. We were

Hugo Broos, the coach of Bafana Bafana, stated that Guinea players came out with pretty imposing physical displays when the two teams drew 0-0 in Belgium on Friday night.

It is commonly known that football players in South Africa are constructed differently in terms of height and physical bulk.

The evidence was on full show against a Guinea squad that appeared to be more of a “basketball team.”

“I joked about it, but we weren’t playing against a football squad; we were playing against a basketball team,” Broos said to SowetanLIVE.

“They had seven or eight 1.9m [tall] guys.” It’s unbelievable. And players like that have the power.

there. And this was something we missed against Ghana. If we had this in the game against Ghana it wouldn’t have been the same game.

“I said it to the players that even in the duels, the Guinea players didn’t push us away. And this is also what modern football is about. It’s not only playing, it’s also about power.

“So we have progressed in that, and we can be optimistic for the Afcon qualifiers that if that happens again we will be ready.”