Lyle Foster has missed out on the AFCON 2023 with South Africa. The Burnley striker declined Hugo Broos' call-up.At the time, Burnley manager Vincent Company said the player was undergoing psychiatric treatment and would not be able to play at the competition. Despite this, Foster continued to play for Burnley during the AFCON. An attitude which did not please Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos at all.
On Friday February 16, Vincent Company was keen to set the record straight on the case of Lyle Foster. "Physical fitness and mental fitness are two very different things. You can be in good physical shape, but you can also be in such a mental situation that it's not possible to leave for a tournament for a month, if you're not in the right frame of mind or if you don't have the ability to cope...", said the former Belgian international.
