Cleared! Safa sees no wrong in Hugo Broos' 'sexist and racist' comments earlier this week after civil groups voiced their unhappiness over the coach

Safa has come out in defence of Hugo Broos.

The South African Football Association has found no offence in the coach’s utterances during the week which the South Africa public saw them as unkindly.

A political party, United Democratic Movement, described the coach’s words as ‘sexist and racist’.

Broos described Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s agent as ‘nice little woman who this she knows football’ and also said after his meeting with Mbokazi ‘he will leave my room as a white guy’.

His employers said they found no foul play in those utterances.

“The South African Football Association (SAFA) has moved to address growing misconceptions in the media suggesting that Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos is racist and sexist. The claims surfaced after Broos criticised the professional conduct of a senior national team player and expressed frustration over what he deemed as the player’s agent premature push for his move overseas. His remarks, made during a recent press conference ahead of the team’s preparations for the AFCON, were subsequently misconstrued,” Safa stated.

“It is unfortunate that my strong rebuke of the player’s conduct and subsequent comments were misinterpreted as racism and sexism. I distance myself from any accusation of racism and sexism,” said Broos. “It is mind-boggling that the coach would be described in such a manner towards a player he has consistently supported since selecting him for the first time a few months ago,” the Association said.

“SAFA, the players and the staff are all fully behind coach Broos, and we are now completely focused on our participation in the AFCON in a few days’ time.”