Broos hatching a plan for how Bafana can reach Afcon knockout stage

“The plan is in [my] head now and I have to put it on paper. For sure we will play games in September, October and November.

“We will try to do a camp and some tests with the players so that we have a good idea about their physical conditioning to prepare for Afcon next year. 

“I said it already last September that we have a group and I would like to go on with this group. We will look at other players and if there are better players we will take them but we have a good base now. 

“I believe in this team that we have at the moment and we have to progress in the future, that’s for sure.” 

Broos was asked about the reception the team received at the airport, where a handful of noisy fans expressed their delight at Bafana's qualification. 

“I didn’t expect this; it is fantastic to see people singing and happy,” he said. “The most important thing is done now and that was qualification for Afcon.” 

The Nations Cup finals are in January and February.