Hugo Bruce, the coach of the South African national team, justified the reason for the continued absence of Percy Tau, the Al-Ahly player, from the Bafana Bafana camp, which is preparing for the African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The South African national team is scheduled to play Uganda on November 15, in the fifth round of the African Nations qualifiers, while it will play against South Sudan on the 19th in the sixth round.
Percy Tau continued to be absent from the South African national team for the second time in a row. (For details click here)
Bruce said in statements to the press conference: “As you know, Percy Tau no longer participates regularly; he always sits on the bench, and I mentioned two months ago that the environment within Al-Ahly Club is not positive for him, as they wanted to sell him.”
He added: “There are also critics on social media who are not satisfied with his performance with the South African national team.”
He continued: “I do not think that the time is right now for Percy Tau to be with the South African national team, but that does not mean that he will never return again.”
The South African coach concluded: “I hope that Tau can move to another club and be in a more positive environment so that he can perform at the level we aspire to see from him.”