Hugo Broos on Mbekezeli Mbokazi career path: Look at how Vincent Kompany grew from Germany to England. Mbokazi should have followed this path as well

Hugo Broos has given a lecture on how Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s career should have turned out.

The Bafana Bafana coach said the defender should have followed a path similar to that of former Manchester City and now Bayern Munich coach, Vincent Kompany.

"Don’t misunderstand me, because I don’t want to compare Mbokazi with Kompany, not at all, but I see the same things," said Broos on Saturday.

"Kompany was also confident at that age, but he also needed to go to something else. His first two years, he was in Hamburg (German Bundesliga).

"They taught him there how to live and how his attitude should be as a professional player, and then he went to City and became a fantastic player.

"This is something that can happen with Mbokazi also. Therefore, again, Chicago is not the right place," he added.

"If Mbokazi can go to a bigger competition, that means European competition, let’s say France; let’s say even Spain, not Real Madrid or Barcelona, but a good Spanish team, then he becomes better.

"He’s already at a very good level, and it will just increase his qualities when he plays against better players. This is normal."

Mbokazi will be in action this evening when Bafana Bafana face Zimbabwe in a monumental showdown as both teams seek a win in order to advance to the group stages.

The game starts at 6pm at Stade de Marrakesh.