Bafana Bafana legend Lucas Radebe says the decision to recall Thembinkosi Lorch back into the senior national team is up to head coach Hugo Broos.
There has been a somewhat outcry for the former Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns attacker to be considered for selection for Bafana with Broos saying there is no space for the Wydad AC man in his team stating various reasons including the player’s age. Nyoso who was last in the team in 2019 has been in fine form at Wydad but hasn’t even made the Bafana preliminary Africa Cup of Nations squad.
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Radebe told iDiski Times senior journalist Matshelane Mamabolo that only Broos can make a decision on Lorch. However, what has been visible with or without Lorch is that there is depth in the Bafana squad.
“No, to be honest, I think we’ve got quality in the team,” Radebe told iDiski Times.
“Obviously, we need the best to represent the country just to give us a chance to win it. But obviously it’s a decision of the coach whom he chooses because he’s the one who knows the future, where he’s heading and the structure that he has in the national team.
“Whether he picks him or he doesn’t pick him the good thing is that we know we’ve got depth in the players that we can bring in, players that can compete.
“Yes, as an individual, Lorch has done well, especially with the criticism that he has suffered when he was changing clubs. It’s very difficult for a player when you’re facing those challenges, but he’s managed, and he showed character, and that gives us hope, and that’s what we need when it comes to big competitions.
“But to be honest, it’s up to the coach whether he brings him in or doesn’t bring him in. He’s the one who is in charge, and it’s not just Lorch, but there are other players playing in the smaller European countries that have the same quality. But maybe they’ll be called up in the future.”
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