Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, has named his final 23-man squad for next month’s back-to-back 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
Notable inclusions in the squad are exciting Orlando Pirates forward, Relebohile Mofokeng, Romanian-based defender, Siyabonga Ngezana and Burnley forward, Lyle Foster.
Talisman, Percy Tau, makes a return to the squad after he was excluded from the FIFA series in Algeria. Lyle Foster also returns to the squad. He wasn’t part of the Bafana Bafana squad for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cote d’Ivoire earlier this year due to mental health issues. “You know with young players you always have to be a little bit careful… from the first moment he played with Pirates everybody saw that’s the guy with quality. He’s been consistent and he has something that I can’t explain,” adds Broos.
The coach is hoping for an injury-free squad and will keep a close eye on Saturday’s Nedbank Cup final between Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates in Mbombela.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
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