Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has dropped Stellenbosch FC midfielder Jayden Adams from the squad to face Congo in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to disciplinary issues.
SABC Sport reports that Adams failed to report to the team’s training camp in Gqeberha as scheduled, despite playing in the MTN8 final just days earlier.
“Jayden Adams is replaced by [Sinoxolo] Kwayiba – why? I will not give so much comment about that, but the behaviour of Jayden forced me to put him out of the team,” said Broos.
This decision comes at a time when Bafana’s midfield is already weakened by injuries to key players Siphephelo Sithole and Thalente Mbatha. Broos has emphasized that it is now up to Adams to rectify his behavior and regain his place in the squad.
Adams’ situation also comes at a time when Bafana’s midfield is already depleted with key midfielders Siphephelo Sithole and Thalente Mbatha having been withdrawn from the squad due to injury.
Broos says it’s now up to Adams, who was part of the AFCON bronze-winning squad earlier this year, to get his head right.
“A good professional attitude is the – ja, if you ask something about a player, it’s that they are professionals, so if I feel that a guy doesn’t have that attitude, then for me it’s done,” he added.
“He’s not a guy who is 16, he’s not an old player either, but if he has the attitude that he had, the only thing I can do is get him out of the group, because this is not what I want from players.
“In the past months, several times I said, ‘What a group I have.’ I was so happy with the group – the right attitude, the right behaviour, professional, and everything you want.
“So, I can’t afford to let someone in that doesn’t have that attitude anymore, so it’s up to Jayden now to think about it, on what he’s going to do with his future.”