Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has announced a strong squad to play friendly internationals against Sierra Leone and Botswana in South Africa in the coming days.
Broos’s charges will play Sierra Leone on 24 September and Botswana on 27 September, with both matches taking place at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg and kicking off at 3pm.
The Belgian coach said he hopes the South African senior national team gets back to winning ways after a 1-2 defeat to Morocco in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Group K match in June, and a 0-5 setback to world champions France in a friendly international at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille in March.
“We start again and it is an opportunity to try and win games,” he said.
FULL SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns), Veli Mothwa (AmaZulu), Melusi Buthelezi (TS Galaxy).
Defenders: Sydney Mobbie (Sekhukhune United), Rushin De Reuck, Khuliso Mudau, Aubrey Modiba (all Mamelodi Sundowns), Innocent Maela, Nkossinathi Sibisi (all Orlando Pirates), Thibang Phete (Al Bataeh, UAE), Terrence Mashego (Cape Town City).
Midfielders: Spephele Sithole (Belenenses, Portugal), Goodman Mosele (Orlando Pirates), Tebogo Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Luke Le Roux (Varbergs BoIS, Sweden), Sibongiseni Mthethwa (Stellenbosch FC).
Strikers: Zakhele Lepasa (Orlando Pirates), Khanyisa Mayo (Cape Town City), Lyle Foster (Westerlo, Belgium), Themba Zwane (Mamelodi Sundowns), Pule Mmodi (Golden Arrows), Mihlali Mayambela (Aris Limassol), Kgaogelo Sekgota (Kaizer Chiefs).