Must see: Why Orlando fans did not surprise DRC Coach
Sébastien Desabre, the head coach of DR Congo, claims he wasn't shocked by the large turnout of supporters for the team against Bafana Bafana at Orlando Stadium. When Congolese fans in Orlando outnumbered locals on Tuesday afternoon, there were some unexpected incidents. Hugo Broos, the head coach of Bafana, criticized the scenes and expressed hope that support for the squad would increase, while SAFA CEO Lydia Monyapao claimed that fans were mobilized. The Frenchman, though, believes that for many of them, it was simply an opportunity to witness some of their heroes for the first time. No… Our duty is to first and foremost make our supporters happy, he added. We know our fans, we know them. We have stars on my team and players in Europe, and these fans may have seen them for the first time. Mbemba, Bakumbu, and Kakuta, in general. And we know that with qualification for AFCON [for the first time since 2019], the last one we weren't at AFCON, and I think it's the most imp...