Broos warns ‘soft and weak’ Bafana to improve or face AFCON exit

Hugo Broos is interviewed during post match press conference after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations match between Zimbabwe and South Africa at Marrakech Stadium in Morocco on Monday. Photo: Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix “We started with aggression in the first 20 minutes against Zimbabwe, but we took the foot off the pedal and gave the opportunity to the opponent to get back in the game. “You have to fight more, concentrate more, be more focused, and not think it is going to be easy like we did after 20 minutes against Zimbabwe.

Something we have to know is if you want to go far in this tournament, this is the mentality we need. Because if we don’t, it will be finished quickly,” concluded Broos.