Success with Bafana Bafana not a ticket for disrespect! Broos warned after Mbokazi remarks

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has been blatantly told to mind his business and stop demeaning others.

This is in the wake of recent remarks by the Belgian regarding Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s move from Orlando Pirates to the Major League Soccer outfit Chicago Fire in December 2025.

The 73-year-old felt Mbokazi was talented enough to play in Europe, but his agent, Basia Michaels’ ‘woman who thinks she knows football‘ – in Broos words, took the youngster to America.

Broos blasted for sexist remarks

Michaels is unhappy with the remarks made before stating that Broos has the freedom to decide the future of his client in Bafana Bafana.

“For me, I can tell you that there’s no question about the fact that it was sexist. I’m not going to speak on behalf of Mbokazi, as he can do on his own,” he said as quoted by SABC Sport.

“Yes, we had a conversation before Mbokazi signed, and he is confident that his playing ability will still keep him in the squad.

“Hugo Broos can make his decisions the way he wants to. It doesn’t matter how well Mbokazi plays in the next four months because Broos has made his dislike for the league known, which I think is very sad,” Michaels added.

No disrespect – Broos told

“I’m saddened by Hugo’s comments and yes I didn’t note any kind of apology that came from him. Hugo has done so well for us as a country, but that does not allow him to be disrespectful towards me, Mbokazi, or even Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs,” she continued.

“Yes Mbokazi deserves to play in Europe there’s no question about it. Were there offers before the AFCON? Yes. Were the offers of fair value? Definitely not. Personally, I don’t think the offers were fair.

“After AFCON, I got a phone call for a loan deal which didn’t make sense, and the deal was already done with Chicago,” Michaels concluded.