South Africa head coach Hugo Broos on Thursday unveiled his final 23-man squad to face Lesotho and Nigeria in next month’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Afrosport reports.
Last week, the Belgian announced a 48-man preliminary squad and has dropped 25 players from the list ahead of the upcoming fixtures.
Captain Ronwen Williams and influential midfielder Teboho Mokoena lead the list, which also includes midfielders Iqraam Rayners and Luke Le Roux.
Burnley forward Lyle Foster was also included in the squad, alongside Aubrey Modiba, Relebohile Mofokeng and Ime Okon, who is of Nigerian descent. Notable omissions from the squad include veteran forward Themba Zwane, Evidence Makgopa and Nkosinathi Sibisi.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos announces the squad to face Lesotho and Nigeria in two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers next month.@SABC_Sport #BafanaPride pic.twitter.com/gwTiEiZ8FR
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South Africa will face Lesotho at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Friday, 5 September, before hosting Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the same venue four days later.
Bafana Bafana currently sit top of the group with 13 points from six matches. Lesotho are fifth with six points, just one behind Nigeria, who occupy fourth place.
