Former Warriors defender Kaitano Tembo has urged national team coach Michael Nees to learn from his South African counterpart Hugo Broos.
Speaking to Farpost following the Warriors’ double lose to Benin and Rwanda, Tembo said the Warriors’ coach has a lot to do.
Bafana and The Warriors are scheduled to face off next month in the final two matches of the World Cup qualifiers.
They will clash again at the 2025 AFCON in Group B of the tournament. Angola and Egypt complete the group.
“Everyone is disappointed, and it’s understandable because everyone wants results.
“But to be fair to the coach, a lot has to be done,” Tembo told FARPost.
“He [Nees] arrived when the World Cup qualifiers had already started.
“He qualified for AFCON, and the objective is now clear: to perform better at AFCON, just as Bafana did the last time.
“When Hugo Broos came to Bafana, he got time to assess a huge number of players as he tried to identify who best suits his ideas.
“Now his team is flowing and is one of the strongest in the region and Africa at large.
“That looks like what Nees is trying to do; he has managed to bring Knowledge Musona back.
“He is still trying to get the available players to get his style.
“He has younger players like Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya of AmaZulu FC.
“The coach has managed to bring in a large number of players, both locally based and overseas-based.
“All they need is time to generate the coordination that is needed.
“Just like what South Africa did with Hugo Broos, ZIFA can also do the same and let him spread his wings.
“The upcoming AFCON can be his yardstick, but there must be patience and massive scrutiny on Broos’ methodology.
“The remaining World Cup qualifiers against Bafana and Lesotho can be used for assessing more and more players.”