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JOHANNESBURG. — As head coach Hugo Broos prepares to name his final 23-man squad to take on the North African giants next Saturday, the South Africa national team camp is seemingly in turmoil.
This, after certain members of the Bafana Bafana technical team are understood to have not been paid for the AFCON qualifying matches against Liberia which took place in March this year.
According to well-placed Siya sources, only three members of the technical team are believed to have been paid for the said matches we saw Bafana Bafana qualify for the continental showdown.
Another source confirmed to the crew that a number of others are still waiting and the response from SAFA on the matter has been, ‘we will see’ as to when payment will be made.
In addition, the Bafana Bafana players held a first camp recently and the Siya crew has been informed that certain members of the technical team were not called up due to budget constraints.
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“Some members of the backroom staff did not form part of the first camp due to a lack of funds; however, they are expected to form part of Sunday’s camp,” the source said.
It appears that SAFA’s financial disarray is not limited to the players only.
According to insiders, the players aired their grievances in a heated meeting with SAFA’s Chief Financial Officer Gronie Hluyo over unpaid monies, which took place on Tuesday 06 June 2023, with the outcome of the meeting is unknown.
The Siya crew reached out to SAFA Spokesperson Mninawa Ntloko, although he answered calls made by the crew, there was no response from the Federation at the time of publishing. — Soccer Laduma.
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