Hugo Broos sees no problem in keeping all players until the last minute of World Cup squad announcement

Hugo Broos has defended his decision to retain all the Bafana Bafana players until the last moment of his announcement this week.

Broos announced his World Cup squad in Pretoria next to the country's president Cyril Ramaphosa while players waited in a room outside the main conference hall he announced his squad in.

As he called the names, players waited outside and watched the proceedings in a window.

And as he finished calling the names it was Thabiso Monyane, Brandon Peterson, Lebohang Maboe, Thapelo Morena, Brooklyn Poggenpoel and Patrick Maswanganyi were left in agony.

But the coach said his method had nothing wrong to it.

"I wanted to keep that group together during difficult moments," said Broos.

"Personally, I think it would have been much worse for the players Wednesday afternoon if I had told them ‘you guys, go home, because you are not with the 26’. That wouldn’t have been honest toward them. That’s why I kept them together with everyone.”

“They attended an event with the president, alongside everyone. The final decision was disappointing for them, but they remained members of Bafana Bafana. That was important to me.

“So, even though they were disappointed after hearing the news last night, it wasn’t as terrible as if I had told them earlier, where I would have likely said: ‘Guys, go home now, you won't even join us for the president’s farewell'.

"That is what I wanted to prevent. I wanted them to feel my confidence in them, but I had to make a selection. I think it was the most appropriate approach.”