Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is facing a tough test as he prepares to face his past, Cameroon, in the Last 16 round. Hugo Broos has never shied away from difficult moments in football. But as Bafana Bafana prepare to face Cameroon in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations, the Belgian coach finds himself confronting perhaps the most complex test of his South African tenure — tactically, emotionally and politically.
Cameroon are not just another opponent. They are Broos’ past. It was with the Indomitable Lions that he lifted the AFCON trophy in 2017, defying expectations with a team largely written off before the tournament.
That triumph remains one of the most remarkable stories in recent AFCON history. Now, eight years later, Broos stands on the opposite touchline, tasked with plotting Cameroon’s downfall to advance Bafana’s ambitions.
