Hugo Broos on what is needed for the new genration of Bafana Bafana players

Hugo Broos believes for Bafana Bafana to succeed in future they need to blood in youngsters in the system.

Broos said this strategy will help the national side secure a pool of players which will help to bring success for the national side.

The Belgian cited how in his tenure he built the national side from the young players who gradually became regulars in the squad.

“There are some players who are 29 and 30, so we need to look at the future,” he said.

“We have learnt a lot. Players have felt what it is to play at that level.

“We did it three years ago at AFCON – we lost to Mali and then suddenly everyone understood what was needed. We beat Morocco, got a bronze medal.”

Broos' Bafana were knocked out of the ongoing World Cup last Sunday in the 1-0 loss to Canada and emphasised the new players must be brought to the system for the new four year cycle.

“In the future, they need more chances; certainly, when we start the qualifiers for AFCON,” said Broos.

“What I mean is that the future is secured. There are players here who can take over if we need and if we want to.

"This step was more difficult to make – we didn’t succeed 100%,” he admitted. “But it was not to blame. We needed to see and feel what this level is and what it is we still need to do for the future.”