Former Bafana Bafana international Teboho Mokoena believes Hugo Broos is trying all he could to get himself fired from his position as the national team head coach.
Following South Africa's 1-0 win over Botswana in the friendly match that took place at FNB Stadium on Tuesday, the Belgian voiced out how much he was disappointed with the performance.
Broos told the media some of the Premier Soccer League players are not good for the international football level.
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Kaizer Chiefs' Ashley Du Preez and Golden Arrows' Pule Mmodi are believed to be amongst the players the 70-year-old man was talking about.
"The way he is doing you might think he wants to get himself fired on purpose, cash in on the remaining years of his contract, and go home," Mokoena tells KickOff.
"But I think his departure can be a solution because at the moment we are going further down.
"This thing of using too many youngsters in the senior national team...forget it, it never worked.
"How do you select a player in the first place if you think he is not good for this level?
"You can tell of a person's character from watching him playing for his club.
"You can't watch a player only once and then decide to give him a call-up, especially if you claim to be dealing with youngsters.
"With youngsters, you are bound to encounter problems, youngsters one game they are hot and the next one they are not.
"That is why it is important to mix them with veterans so that they boost these young boys.
"A youngster has not played even 20 or 50 games, but you decide to put him in the national team? You are killing the boy.
"The problem is he is expecting a high performance from youngsters.
"You want to groom players but at the same time you are expecting them to be 100%...it's impossible.
"When it comes to the national team select the best players and stop talking about age.
"Some players their bodies can allow them to play up until they are 38 or 39. I retired at the age of 36.
"With his small body Zwane can play up until the age of 40."
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