Floyd Mbele Says Hugo Broos’ Irvin Khoza Comments Were Distasteful!

Floyd Mbele Says Hugo Broos’ Irvin Khoza Comments Were Distasteful! This is after the national team coach verbally attacked the Iron Duke.

Floyd Mbhele went on radio and slammed the comments of Hugo Broos. This was after the Bafana Bafana coach was denied entry into the Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Broos didn’t believe that the chairman of Orlando Pirates is also the vice president of SAFA. He is also the chairman of the PSL.

Thus, entry into the Orlando Stadium should’ve been simple.

“Coach Hugo Broos is correct, he was turned away,” Mbele said on the Ultimate Sport Show with Thomas Mlambo.

“I think it’s important to understand the circumstances. Given the nature where we find professional football, there are protocols that need to be followed to attend matches.

“You will recall that football comes from a history, not so long ago, where the levels that have been promulgated by the department of health and government, in terms of return to play, there were certain elements that were put in, in terms of our return to play.

“Having said that, the National Soccer League also was able to put in requirements for teams to be able to manage in terms of numbers of people that can be at stadiums on match day, the number is at 160.

“On this occasion, Orlando Pirates Football Club did not have any information about the coach coming. 

“With that it becomes problematic, because when planning goes ahead, there is a requirement that anybody that is there – one: got accreditation and two: their name is on the list.

“Coach did have an accreditation but was not on the list. And on this basis and purely as a principle, the club declined for him to able to access Orlando Stadium.

“It’s just a principle, it could’ve happened to anybody. It had nothing to do with Hugo Broos, it was simply a principle.”

“I think it was a little bit distasteful, though, when at his press conference he was putting up the chairman Dr. Irvin Khoza’s name, because it is his club and he is the vice-president,” Mbhele added.

“This is purely an administrative function and has got nothing to do with the chairman” the admin manager said.

The PSL has since apologised for the hiccup. Floyd Mbele Says Hugo Broos’ Irvin Khoza Comments Were Distasteful!