FILE. Aaron Mokoena explains the unusual presence of six dropped players at the Bafana Bafana Fifa World Cup squad announcement, suggesting coach Hugo Broos likely offered them the choice to attend. Picture: ALEXANDER JOE / AFP
The most bizarre thing about the Fifa World Cup squad announcement for Bafana Bafana was that six players who did not make the final 26-man squad were present at the announcement in Pretoria.
It made little sense to have these players in attendance for what was essentially a send-off ceremony for the squad.
The six players were part of the provisional squad announced by Bafana coach Hugo Broos.
Though they will be on standby for the Fifa World Cup, these six players were essentially dropped and it would have been natural to assume they would be able to give the squad announcement a skip.
