Time to let Broos finish what he started

Knowing how fickle we can be as a football nation, now is not the time to panic or nitpick. It's time to stick to the plan and let Hugo Broos finish what he started.

- Katlego Modiba

The Belgian has earned the right to lead Bafana Bafana to the 2026 Fifa World Cup in North America, even if things don't go our way at the Africa Cup of Nations later this year.

Bafana will head to Morocco for Afcon, drawn in a tricky Group B alongside Angola, Egypt and Zimbabwe. As always, knives will be out the moment results don't go Bafana's way. We've seen this movie before, just ask Shakes Mashaba.

After qualifying unbeaten for the 2015 Afcon, his side's early exit triggered an avalanche of criticism that eventually cost him his job. It would be a mistake to let history repeat itself. This time, cooler heads are needed.

The scrutiny will begin the instant Broos announces his AFCON squad.