Watch VideoIndecision at Safa House risks undoing Bafana Bafana’s Fifa World Cup progress

There is massive confusion regarding Hugo Broos’ future with Bafana Bafana thanks to Safa’s mixed messaging. The South African Football Association— the mighty Safa. The organisation of the honourable comrade Danny Jordaan.

The one South African sports federation carrying probably the heaviest weight upon its shoulders as the custodian of the sport of the masses — the beautiful game. We are talking about a national team fresh from the World Cup, where they raised hopes of returning to glory by advancing past the group stage for the first time. To be sure, 60 days is plenty of time for any professional football coach to familiarise themselves with the playing personnel at their disposal.

However, with the domestic league just a week away from kick-off, if Broos is not accepting the extension, the next best move is to appoint his successor. If there is one thing Safa is happy to be doing these days, it is issuing public statements and berating the media regarding the Bafana coaching position. Just this week, they issued their latest statement in what is clearly an ongoing series: “Safa dismisses reports of coach Broos’ contract extension.” This was preceded by: “Safa dismisses reports about coach Broos’ departure from Bafana.”