Bafana need to start over: iLIVE

11 September 2013 - 03:21 By Kiekie Mboweni, Nkowankowa
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Reneilwe Letsholonyane controls the ball during Bafana Bafana training at Orlando Stadium yesterday. The team will face Zimbabwe in a friendly international at the same venue tonight
Reneilwe Letsholonyane controls the ball during Bafana Bafana training at Orlando Stadium yesterday. The team will face Zimbabwe in a friendly international at the same venue tonight
Image: SYDNEY SESHIBEDI

Once again Bafana Bafana have failed to meet the nation's minimum expectations. Their failure to reach the third and final round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers is yet another underachieving performance.

I believe the incoming Safa administration must prioritise development. They pump a lot of resources into the top while the bottom is neglected.

We need a proper 10-year plan for our football. We must accept that we are not good enough and start afresh.

Development is not an overnight success. Let's get more younger players playing in the PSL and in competitive leagues abroad.

I think Gordon Igesund must be supported to continue his tough task. But his mandate should be more in line with developing future stars than winning at all costs. Let's get them young and groom them.

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