Broos left frustrated after Bafana unable to train in Abidjan

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Hugo Broos during the South African press conference ahead of their FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Benin, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast @BackpagePix

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos was left frustrated after his side were unable to train at the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny in Abidjan.

South Africa are scheduled to take on Benin in their next FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday evening.

Bafana currently sit in the top spot of the Group C standings with 10 points from five matches, having won three games, drawn one and conceded one defeat.

Broos expressed his frustration at his side not being able to train at the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny to prepare for their World Cup qualifier.

“First of all, I have to tell you that I’m really not satisfied with the decision that we can’t have a pre-match training in the stadium where the game takes place,” Broos said.

“I think this is a FIFA rule, that every team has the right to have a preliminary training before the game of 60 minutes in the stadium where you play, where the match takes place.

“I don’t understand. I understand it because there is another game. But this is bad when people who make the rules don’t follow the rules.

“Will that have an influence on the game? I don’t know. But I know if tomorrow after the game I’m not at the press conference, there will be a sanction. So we have to follow the rules.

“Where are the rules now? And you will tell me, yes, that’s for both teams. I don’t think so. I think Berlin has already trained in that stadium because they were here before us.

“So it’s all nice to say, follow the rules, follow this. We have to follow everything. But we have the right to train today in the stadium where the match takes place, and we can’t. And this is not honest and this is not correct,” he concluded.