LIFT OFF: Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos ahead of the team's departure at OR Tambo International Airport, in Johannesburg on Monday.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos admits the visa delays ahead of the team’s departure to Mexico have been “a little bit stressing,” but they are now fully focused on the upcoming Fifa World Cup.
Broos’s team was left stranded at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday morning when they could not board their chartered flight due to some players and members of the technical staff still being without the necessary travel documents.
It required the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to consult with US authorities to clear the runway for Bafana’s departure, with the team eventually heading out of Johannesburg on Monday afternoon.
This delay has led to Bafana losing a full day of preparation ahead of their warm-up match against Jamaica on Friday. However, Broos wants to put the hiccups behind them now, with the opening game against hosts Mexico just 10 days away.
