Makgopa scored one in the tournament and made an assist while contributing much with his all-round game at the spearhead of the Bafana attack.
A number of Bafana players, including Makgopa, have attracted interest due to their performances that ensured a third-place finish after narrowly losing out to Nigeria on penalties in the semifinals. These include Mamelodi Sundowns trio Ronwen Williams, Khuliso Mudau and Teboho Mokoena, who Broos believes are ready.
However, the Belgian tactician did not think 24-year-old Makgopa is ready for the move abroad.
“Ronwen is ready. Put Ronwen in a European team, he’ll be the same as Ronwen here. He’ll still be a very good goalkeeper. Mudau will be a very good full-back, Mokoena will be a very good midfielder. I put a question mark on Makgopa. I don’t think he’s ready yet,” Broos told local journalists during a round-table conversation at Safa House on Friday, a day before he departed for holidays in his motherland, Belgium.
“I think for the moment, European competition [is too high for Makgopa], just stay here guy for another six months and see. If you are good, they [European teams] will come…don’t think they will not come any more, if you are good they will come.”