Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named a 37-member preliminary squad together with six new gamers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Lesotho and Benin this month.
The squad is once again dominated by Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns players. A complete of 17 gamers come from these groups whereas Broos known as on six new gamers.
Bafana host Lesotho at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo, on 21 March 2025 (kick off is at 18h00) after which journey to Côte d’Ivoire to face Benin on 25 March 2025. The Beninese will host the South African males’s senior nationwide group in Côte d’Ivoire after their dwelling grounds have been deemed unsuitable for worldwide matches.
Broos names six new gamers in his Bafana squad
The group will report for camp in Johannesburg on Monday 17 March 2025 after which journey to Polokwane on the identical day. After internet hosting Lesotho on 21 March, Broos and his fees will journey to Abidjan the following day on a constitution flight to face Benin within the away match. They return to South Africa on 26 March 2025.
The six new Bafana gamers included are Samukelo Kabini, Khulekani Ndamane (each TS Galaxy), Ndamulelo Maphangule (Polokwane City), Deano Van Rooyen (Orlando Pirates), Siphesihle Mkhize (Sekhukhune United) and Ashley Cupido and Thabo Moloisane (Stellenbosch).
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