Bafana Bafana legend Brian Baloyi: Hugo Broos snubs Thembonkosi Lorch for reasons outside the field of play

Hugo Broos’ continued snub of Thembinkosi Lorch is not a football related matter.

Broos has been vociferous about how Lorch does not fit in his plans despite the player impressive at club, Wydad Casablanca.

The Bafana Bafana coach even went on to say Lorch is not in a good age to feature for the national side.

But the above has been disputed by former Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Brian Baloyi, who said the absence of the ex-Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns talisman is not a football matter.

“On the Lorch issue, I’ve been trying to understand what’s happening,” Baloyi said on Soccer Beat. “I spoke to a couple of people, including people who were with him in the national team, and I heard that it’s mainly off-field stuff that made the coach not take him.

“I heard that he was outspoken in camp, and they felt that it was dividing the team. In what way, I am not sure but that’s what I was told,” Baloyi continued.

“Sometimes there are not enough football people around the team. There’s no one who can stand up to the coach. Someone to back players they feel would do well for the country.”

“When you go to tournaments, you need people like Lucas Radebe around the team. You need people like Doctor Khumalo, Mark Williams and Shaun Bartlett, those types of figures.”