The Bafana Bafana of South Africa have named a mix of young and experienced players on their provisional squad for next month’s crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and the Super Eagles.
South Africa will welcome Lesotho to Free State on September 5, before they also host Nigeria four days later.
The usual suspects, such as Teboho Mokoena, Ronwen Williams and Oswin Appollis, are included to provide much-needed experience.
However, new faces like Kamogelo Sebelebele and Keegan Allan also prove that head coach Hugo Broos is keeping tabs on developments in the PSL.
Sebelebele has scored twice in successive games for the Buccaneers since joining before the start of the season, with his latest strike coming in a 1-0 win over Stellenbosch FC on Wednesday.
Broos will, however, be without the services of Themba Zwane, who suffered an injury setback in an MTN8 semi-final fixture against Pirates last Saturday.
Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has revealed that Zwane will be out of action for months.
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