Bafana Bafana of South Africa head coach Hugo Broos has revealed he was almost shot by football fans in the country after he said Victor Osimhen and not Percy Tau is a big star.
Broos rated Osimhen and Senegal talisman Sadio Mane ahead of Tau, who is Bafana Bafana’s biggest star.
His submission didn’t go down well with South African fans, who roundly criticised him.
“They almost shot me for it, because I said that Percy Tau is not a big player,” Broos began his story in Sjotcast.
“When I talk about a great player, I think of Mané of Senegal or Osimhen of Nigeria.
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“The (South African) press then turns Percy Tau into a real star player.
“Strangely enough, Tau was criticized afterwards for not playing well.”
Broos also said he almost quit the team after the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire due to harsh media criticism.
South Africa came third at the competition.
“That is always something that hurts. They accused me of having no respect for the nation and of not knowing African culture,” he added.
