Bafana Bafana players to get R1 million each from R47m AFCON spoils
Advancing as far as the semi-finals for Bafana Bafana meant the team secured a prize of $ 2,500,000 (R46.9 million).
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According to a new report by City Press, as shared by Unplayable, Bafana players will share 50% of the prize (R23,45 million).
This means that the 23 players will take home about R1 million each.
“Bafana players to share half the R47 million #AFCON loot. This means each member of the team is guaranteed to walk away with at least R1 million,” the report said.
𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬…
"Bafana players to share half the R47 million #AFCON loot. This means each member of the team is guaranteed to walk away with at least R1 million," reports @City_Press. pic.twitter.com/TLF2vM5APf
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DANNY JORDAAN CONFIRMS BROOS IS STAYING TO COACH BAFANA BAFANA
In other news, Bafana coach Hugo Broos is staying beyond 2024.
Broos had fans and his fair share of critics before Afcon 2023. Does he still have critics? Yes, but very, very few.
New reports say Broos is set to stay until 2026.
According to new reports, South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan has decided that Broos will continue with the job until the end of his contract in 2026.
Chatting to the media on Tuesday before the semi-finals loss to Nigeria, Broos admitted that he is in a phase where he has to consider his future but is still enjoying the job.
“But there is a lot of things going right now; why should I stop? I like my job; I like football.
“So, we will see what the future brings, but I think it’s totally normal that after the career of 36 years as a coach and 18 years of professional football. Little by little, you start thinking about the end of your career,” the Bafana tactician added.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, the Safa big boss said Broos should build on the Afcon 2023 semi-finals, despite the frustrations Broos has felt towards the low support from the Premier Soccer League.
“He’s [been] very frustrated [with] the many unfair criticism against him. I have a meeting with him after the match on Saturday, and we want to encourage him to keep on building the team,” said Jordaan, as quoted by SABC Sport.
“I think we must all support him because we can see what he has put together.
“If you look at what he has done – before he came, we had a national team consisting of players who started, the likes of Itumeleng Khune, Thulani Hlatshwayo, [Bongani] Zungu, Kamohelo [Mokotjo], Kermit Erasmus, and so on,” Jordaan added.
“When he came, his first [squad] announcement, none of those players were in and, of course, the people of our country were shocked.
“But absolutely, we want him to stay on. We have to fix the issues between him and the PSL. I mean, it’s unheard of where a national team coach is put out of a match [Broos’ highly publicised ejection from Orlando Stadium],” the Safa president concluded.
Meanwhile, Bafana Bafana will take on DR Congo in the Afcon 2023 third-place match tonight at 22:00.
