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South Africa Football Association president Danny Jordaan has said Bafana Bafana cannot be compared to Morocco and Ghana.Both the Black Stars and the Atlas Lions participated in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. And given the nature of the players that featured for both nations, Jordaan believes Bafana should not be compared to their two African rivals.

At their disposal, Ghana had players who switched their allegiance from other countries just before the finals. This is believed to have boosted their competitive level.

"We must not equate a team that has 90% of their players coming from Europe and becoming citizens in order to be in the team," Jordaan explained.
"How's it possible that one [Inaki] Williams is playing for Ghana, and his brother, another [Nico] Williams, is playing for Spain?

"Our focus is, we must not be distracted by that. Fundamentally, our position is [that] we must produce world-class players that can compete with the best in the world."

AND WHAT IS MORE: Jordaan also promised that Safa’s national executive committee and the PSL joint liaison committee will look into increasing the number of local players PSL clubs should have in their starting XIs.

At the moment, the top-tier clubs are allowed to have a maximum of five foreigners and six local players in their starting lineups in a match.