Hugo Broos on Themba Zwane's chances of making it to the World Cup: If he is fit and getting enough time at Mamelodi Sundowns then we will select him

Themba Zwane is on his way to the World Cup on two conditions.

Firstly, the Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder has to be fit and secondly, he needs to start playing regular football for the Brazilians.

This is how Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos sees things unfolding for Zwane, who has been an injury prone player recently.

And that has seen him miss the Africa Cup of Nations and also faces possibilities of not playing in this year’s World Cup spectacle.

“You talk about Themba. I think everybody saw why I put him in the team today. Themba is such a good player. He makes us better at playing football,” argued Broos, during his post-match press conference in Durban.

“But I knew also that he's not ready to play 90 minutes. We had to pay attention to him and be careful with him and not overload him. Because when we overload him, he would have injuries. I'm sure of it. So that was the reason why he came out after (60) minutes. We will see next Tuesday how he recuperates.

“And if he recuperates, he will play again because he needs that. I can't decide about that, but I hope that he gets more play time in Sundowns also. Because he needs that rhythm of the game.

“He needs those minutes to play. You saw a few moments also in the game that he was a little bit too slow. And that is the reason.

“It's because he doesn't play enough. But again, if Themba stays like he is now, fit and with no injuries, then even when he's not ready for 90 minutes, he will be with us in the World Cup. That is for sure.”