Hugo Broos reveals strong European interest in Bafana Bafana players

Bafana reached the AFCON semi-finals for the first time in 24 years and eliminated tournament favourites and Africa’s number-one-ranked nation Morocco in the process. 

Speaking to the media in a press conference before their third-place play-off against DR Congo in Abidjan today, Broos says the good performances of the team have resulted in this renewed interest in the players from the big leagues.

"They've shown something, and I felt that, along with the players, we wanted to show something, and those players now also know and you the interest there is in some players," said Broos.

"They now also know that this is the level they have to show their skills at, and I think they did more than we expected from them, they adapted very quickly to that level, which means they have quality.

"But, again, it would be good to play a game like this [at a high level] every week, and they will then become better – that is normal when you play against good teams on a high level, and you become better too.

"So, I'm very happy that we've played an AFCON like this and that we also showed that South Africa has good players and there are some players that others – even European teams – are interested.

"That means that we did very well and those players showed that they can play at a higher level than what the championship is in South Africa [DStv Premiership]."

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