Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos couldn't hide his elation after the team qualified for the Fifa World Cup knockouts. He becomes the oldest manager to take his team to the knock out rounds.
The exciting prospect of Bafana Bafana reaching even greater heights at the World Cup has completely captured the imagination of South Africans.
Now, the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has added a massive extra incentive to their historic journey across the Atlantic, promising a staggering performance bonus of “R5 million a match” for the playing squad.
South Africa made history midweek by edging past South Korea 1-0 to secure their spot in the round of 32 for the first time. Broos' troops now face another daunting task as they line up against tournament co-hosts Canada at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The self-proclaimed "minister of happiness" has spent countless hours over the last eight months embedded with the national team, offering unyielding political and financial backing to veteran head coach Hugo Broos. McKenzie has attended every single Bafana match during this global showpiece and had already pledged an initial R5 million reward following that milestone night in Monterrey.
