Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos was hopping mad as he addressed the media following defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s late arrival for the national team camp.

Broos was briefing the media on preparations ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.

Mbokazi, who will be joining Major League Soccer (MLS) side Chicago Fire from Orlando Pirates, missed his flight from Durban to Johannesburg on Tuesday, resulting in his late arrival.

“Mbokazi, he just arrived or will arrive in 15 minutes,” said Broos on Wednesday.

“You have the right to know that I’m not pleased about it. He let us know that he missed his flight yesterday in Durban. It was the coach of Pirates (Abdeslam Ouaddou) who informed me. And (Ouaddou) was very angry that (Mbokazi) missed his flight because, and that’s his words, ‘it’s an unprofessional attitude.’

“I think I spoke already to you about the unprofessional attitude of South African players. Again, an example of it. Then Pirates sent me a message with nonsense, really nonsense, why he missed his flight, and I will not tell you what they said, and that is the worst thing, that a club protects the player for his unprofessional attitude,” continued the Belgian.

“This is South Africa, and this is very bad, very, very bad. When you are a 19-year-old guy, and you receive a call-up from the national team for AFCON and to play the (FIFA) World Cup next year, and the coach gives you a few more days off, if you are somebody with a good attitude, you don’t even want those two days, and you are here on Monday with the other players.”

Broos concluded, “But I know why; I know why. Suddenly, Mboki is a star. He thinks he is a star. This is the attitude of a star: ‘I will decide when I come.’ I will explain it to him. I’m very angry, very angry about his attitude.”